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Terracotta jug

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Terracotta jug

Period:: Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian
Date:: 1st half of 1st century A.D.
Culture:: Roman
Medium:: Terracotta; lead-glazed
Dimensions:: total preserved H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm) H. without handle 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
Classification:: Vases
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1943
Accession Number:: 43.11.2

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 168

References

Hochuli-Gysel, A. 1977. Kleinasiatische glasierte Reliefkeramik, (50 v. Chr. bis 50 n. Chr.) und ihre oberitalienischen Nachahmungen. Bern: Stämpfli, no. T218, p. 170, pl. 56.
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What
Clay (23,649)

Vessels (21,921)

Vases (8,895)

Terracotta (8,373)

Jugs (1,683)
Where
Roman Empire (5,259)
When
A.D. 1-500 (6,201)
In the Museum
Greek and Roman Art (17,329)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Italian Peninsula, 1–500A.D.

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