Dish
Cup
MS5853
Location: On Display in the Rome Gallery
From: Germany | Rhine Valley
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS5853 |
| Current Location | Rome Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Germany | Rhine Valley |
| Period | Roman Period |
| Date Made | 1st century |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Red Glaze Ware |
| Description | South Gaulish Red-glazed dish. Samian ware. Intact save for minor chips. Ring foot. Steeply rising wall. Just below rim is a prominent band of cording. A plastic attached spiral on either side. Clay cinnamon color, fine. Excellent red glaze over all. A small 8-point asterisk stamped beneath glaze in center of floor, a dot between each point. |
| Height | 4.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 8.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Francis C. Macauley, Esq., 1890 |
| Other Number | 5639 - Old Museum Number |
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