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Painted ceramic fragment

Title Painted ceramic fragment

Description The fragment was probably part of a lid used for covering certain food storage or consumption vessels. Zoomorphic and vegetal decoration was painted with red and black paint applied on a yellow engobe. Traces of incised contours of the ornamental patterns can be noticed in some spots. The vessel falls into the category of ceramics with figurative painting, which is specific only to the region of Dacian Kingdom capital. - Dimensions: Length: 10,2 cm; Width: 8,1 cm; Thickness: 0,8 - 1cm. - Material: clay, fine paste - Execution technique: wheel-thrown, oxidation firing - Find spot: Grădiştea de Munte – Dealul Grădiştii, Orăştioara de Sus commune ( Hunedoara county)

Geographic coverage Latitude:45°37’23” N; Longitude: 23°18’43” E

Historical Date the second half of the 1st century AD.

Time Period Dacian Era

ID 11699

Scan Type 3D

Scan Format 3DPDF

Digitization Method

Language Romanian

Rights CC BY-NC-ND

Source Deva Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization

Data Provider Deva Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization

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