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Inventory number

ΝΑ 1960 ΝΑΚ 323

Category

Vessel

Period

Roman Period

Date

2nd-3rd cent. AD

Dimensions

Height: 0.12 m

Material

Clay

Location

Gallery of the Acropolis Slopes, Case 3, No 83

Description
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It was the commonest cooking ware throughout antiquity. This pot was found intact in 1960 on the south slope of the Acropolis. It is round-bottomed so it could be placed over a brazier. The deep body is carelessly made and thus not symmetrical and the handles adjust to the body and the outturned rim. The vessel’s surface bears fire traces due to its direct contact with flames. Narrow and shallow grooves run around the body, most probably securing the vessel’s safer handling when it was washed or moved.

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