Lower half of an unfinished jar with a pointed base
Roman Period
Not on view
Spoiled during itsmaking, this vase illustrates how such vessels were carved, wtih a cylindrical core first removed and then the rest of the interior ground down.
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Roman Period
Not on view
Spoiled during itsmaking, this vase illustrates how such vessels were carved, wtih a cylindrical core first removed and then the rest of the interior ground down.
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Title: Lower half of an unfinished jar with a pointed base
Period: Roman Period
Date: 30 B.C.–A.D. 364
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Credit Line: Gift of The Egyptian Research Account and British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1913
Accession Number: 14.4.21
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