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Mended from many pieces, preserving rim, neck and handles to shoulder.
Wide flaring rim, with a ring around the underside. Flat shoulder. Two double smooth strap handles.
Spirals and bubbles. Heavy enamel ... 22 March 1948 |
| From the outer border of the floor. Geometric design outlined in black and white against a red background, the individual motives worked in blue, red, green and yellow tesserae.
Cf. A 2104 and A 2105 ... November 1952 |
| From the inner border, surrounding the central (no longer preserved) decoration.
Guilloche bordered by maeander. Black and white for the maeander; the guilloche outlined in black and filled in with red, ... November 1952 |
Found one inside the other; both intact except for chip missing from one handle of mortar.
Mortar: shallow bowl on low raised base; on the rim, three lugs with finger mouldings, and a vestigial spout (no ... 22 March 1948 |
Complete except for small pieces from underside of nozzle.
Rays on discus almost vanished; the discus set off from the rim by three grooves; vine pattern on rim. Pierced handle, triple grooved above; ivy ... 22 March 1948 |
Nozzle, handle and piece of bottom missing, mended from many pieces.
Semi-convex discus with nozzle slightly depressed from rim and two raised discs at base of nozzle on rim; dot rosettes on rim. Handle ... 22 March 1948 |
| Complete except for chipped nose, and base.
Draped bust, wearing tunic and cloak. An elderly man; the bald head has a close-clipped fringe of hair; the features are heavily lined.
Point of juncture with ... Flavian period. |
| A large piece missing at the back and left. Nose and mouth battered, ears chipped. Along the break, from the top of the head, is a vertical pinhole with traces of iron stain.
The wear on front and back ... Early Flavian period. |
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