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Identification
Impasto miniaturized amphoretta
Description
This dark brown impasto vessel has a flat base, globular body with a neck that extends from the carination outward to a rounded rim. Two flat handles extend from the top of the rim to the top of the shoulder of the vessel. The body of the vessel has been decorated on both sides with two inward-curving downward triangles that are slightly raised on the surface. There are three impressed circles at the center of the body on both sides and just under the handles.
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Measurements and Material

Whole?
Material(s)
Fabric (if relevant)
impasto
Measurements (metric)
Height 7.8 cm; base diameter 3.3 cm; rim diameter 5.7 cm; handle width 0.5 cm.
Weight (g)
Recovery

Bibliography

Bibliography
Comparanda: OdO t.178.3 (fig. 3c.7) Becker, J., & Nowlin, J. (2011). Orientalizing infant burials from Gabii, Italy. BABesch, 86, 27-39.

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Special Finds

174
Description complete vessel

Stratigraphic Units

345
Area: A, Impasto amphora in Tomb 10

Attachments

Attachments
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