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Krater vase

Title Krater vase

Description The vessel has a bell-like body, a wide mouth, an everted rim and a narrow annular bottom. In the area of its maximum diameter, the vessel used to have two horizontally placed handles as well as a channelling. This type of vessels was probably used for occasionally storing products or serving food. Inspired from the Greek pottery, where it was used originally for mixing wine with water and spices, it was adapted by the Dacians to their own tastes and customs. Find spot: Grădiştea de Munte – Sarmizegetusa Regia (Hunedoara county) Dimensions: height - 44,7 cm; rim diameter - 48,6 cm; base diameter 17,2 cm.; Material: clay, fine reddish-brown paste Technique: wheel-thrown, oxidation firing

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

Historical Date 1st century AD

Time Period Late Iron Age (Dacian)

ID V 293

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 Romania