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Storage jar

Title Storage jar

Description This large vase has a rounded body, a wide mouth with an everted rim, decorated with channellings and an annular bottom. These storage jars imitate Mediterranean models (dolia, pithoi) and were used for storing provisions. They were sometimes partially buried in the ground for better stability. Find spot: Grădiştea de Munte – Feţele Albe (Hunedoara county) Dimensions: height - 93 cm; rim diameter - 32,5 cm; base diameter 21,7 cm; Material: clay, fine reddish paste containing mica Technique: wheel-thrown, oxidation firing

Geographic coverage Latitude:45° 37' 33''; Longitude: 23° 16' 44''

Historical Date 1st century AD

Time Period Late Iron Age (Dacian)

ID V 216a

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 România