Terracotta mortarium fragment
Mortaria were used for mixing and grinding foodstuff that could then be poured out of the spout in one side of the broad, flanged rim. This fragment retains part of the spout and the stamp on the rim that identifies the maker as (G. Atisius) GRATV(s), whose workshop was at Augusta Tricastinorum (modern Aoste) in the Rhone valley. This type of mortarium is found in Eastern Gaul, the Rhineland, and occasionally Southern Britain.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta mortarium fragment
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: 50–85 CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: Overall: 5 x 2 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. (12.7 x 7.3 x 3.2 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.2363
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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