Description:
Jug or vase rim of sandy brown terra cotta. Form is a series of graduated rings forming a flaring shape wider at the top. Four ridges in all. Lip is smooth and rounded, bottom edge is rough and irregular as a result of the fracture. Four thin cracks running the height of the work show that the object was broken in four pieces and repaired.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; vessels; containers

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