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Painted Pot

Title Painted Pot

Description Only the upper part of the vessel is preserved: originally, it probably had a pear-shaped body and an everted rim. It is decorated with reddish paint on white-yellowish engobe. The geometric and zoomorphic designs were displayed in several horizontal bands: up on the rim a succession of triangles, in central position eagles or hawks, and finally, in the lower band some unknown beasts. The vessel is of medium capacity was probably used as a storage jar. Find spot: Grădiștea de Munte - Meleia (Hunedoara county) Dimensions: height - 30,4 cm; rim diameter - 24 cm Material: clay, fine brown-reddish paste Technique: wheel-thrown, oxidation firing

Geographic coverage Latitude:45° 35' 34" N; Longitude: 23° 21' 24" E

Historical Date The 1st Century AD

Time Period Late Iron Age (Dacian)

ID V 864

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Language Romanian

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