Late Roman Terracotta Ampulla Fragment

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Object: Ampulla Fragment Fabric: 5YR 5/6 yellowish red Material: Terracotta (P.T.) / Slip: 2,5YR 5/6 red Period: Late Roman Dimensions: Height: 16.4 cm; Width: 7.6 cm; Wall thickness (cidar): 1.1 cm. Context: Phaselis Ancient City, Agora Description: A Late Roman terracotta flask fragment made of yellowish-red fabric with a red slip. The extant part of the flask features a molded decoration arranged in concentric zones: a chevron (">") pattern enclosed between two raised bands on the outer border, followed by a row of raised pellets (bead/dot motif). The central medallion depicts a complex composition consisting of faunal (animal), human, and floral motifs. The fragment consists of two mended pieces and exhibits minor encrustation (calcareous deposit) on the surface.

Type

Pottery

Material

Terracotta

Findspot

Phaselis

Institution

Antalya Museum

Inventory number

PHA.82 P.T. 23

Collection

Phaselis

Data creator

Aykan Akçay

Capture method

Highlight RTI (H-RTI)

Licence of the data: CC BY-NC 4.0 — Attribution, NonCommercial. Persistent link: https://openrti.org/id/rti-0004

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