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Handle

Title
Handle
Description
The item is arched and adorned in the middle with carved streaks. It ends in a punched circular model at one end. The side that was attached to the vessel is also arched, following the curve of the mouth. The crafter’s mark was applied on the handle, the word DIODORI (of Diodorus) is written in a frame. The workshop of Lucius Ansius Diodorus functioned in Capua in the south of Italy. The handle belongs to a specific type of bronze casserole which was used in the Roman world especially for mixing wine.

Find-spot: Grădiştea de Munte – Feţele Albe (Hunedoara county)
Dimensions: L: 13,8 cm; l max: 8,3 cm.
Material: bronze
Execution technique: cast
Geographic coverage
Latitude:45° 37' 23" N; Longitude: 23° 18' 43" E
Historical Date
1st century BC.
Time Period
Dacian Era
ID
V 41002
Scan Type
3D
Scan Format
3DPDF
Digitization Method
Language
Romanian
Rights
CC BY-NC-ND
Source
National Museum of Transylvanian History, Cluj-Napoca
Data Provider
National Museum of Transylvanian History, Cluj-Napoca
Provider
Romania