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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Roman (possibly)
Title:Two Sherds
Date Made:27 BCE-476 CE
Type:Container; Ceramic
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware
Measurements:1) h: 2 1/2 in., 6.35 cm.; w: 1 1/2 in., 3.81 cm.; d: 1/8 in., .3175 cm. 2) h: 2 in., 5.08 cm.; w: 1 1/8 in., 2.8575 cm.; d: 3/16 in., .47625 cm.
Accession Number:  MH 1997.99.21
Credit Line:Source and date of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
1) Pottery sherd, irregularly shaped and bent at about 120 degree angle. Rough texture, heavy dirt accretion, two prominent marks on one side. 2) Pottery sherd of very smooth lightly glazed red ware shaped like a trapezoid, with a lipped edge and a long, thin, whitish indentation on the outer face. Sherds do not match.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; vessels; containers

Subjects:
Pottery; archaeological objects; Civilization, Ancient; Containers

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