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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. 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: 9,8 cm; Width: 5,6 cm; Thickness: 1,7 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 37536

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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