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Painted ceramic fragment

Title Painted ceramic fragment

Description The fragment was part of a storage vessel, probably a pear-shaped vessel. Traces of secondary firing can be noticed. 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. - Find spot: Grădiştea de Munte – Dealul Grădiştii, Orăştioara de Sus commune (Hunedoara county) - Dimensions: Length: 11 cm; Width: 8,9 cm; Thickness: 0,8 cm. - Material: clay, fine paste - Execution technique: wheel-thrown, oxidation firing

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 26486

Scan Type 3D

Scan Format 3DPDF

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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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