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Saltcellar: GR.5.2010

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Black-slipped 'salt cellar' (small bowl), decorated inside with four carelessly placed, stamped palmettes; the resting surface of the foot is unslipped but the central, convex area of the foot is black. A scraped groove marks the junction of foot and bowl.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 5.9 cm
Height: 1.1 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Athens ⪼ Attica ⪼ Greece

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2010) by Zangwill, Shirley

Dating

About -400 - About -350

Materials used in production

Fired clay

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.5.2010
Primary reference Number: 176655
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 1 December 2016 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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