Category:
Tools and equipment, food production equipment, mortaria
Date:
Graeco-Roman Period (332 BCE-395 CE)
Material(s):
Man made material, pottery (terracotta)
Height:
6.8 cm;
diameter of the internal rim:
29.1 cm;
diameter of outer rim:
34 cm (38.2 with the spout)
Hall:
Nelson Island Collection, showcase 34
The information given here is subject to modification/update as a result of ongoing research.
References
- Cécile Harlaut, “Aux origines d’Alexandrie et de sa production céramique, vases de contextes hellénistiques anciens, provenant d’Alexandrie, de l’île de Nelson (région de Canope), et de Plinthine (Chôra occidentale) 331-250 av. J.-C.”, in Cécile Harlaut and John W Hayes, Pottery in Hellenistic Alexandria, Études alexandrines 45 (Alexandria: Centre d’Études Alexandrines, 2018): 96; 148, fig. 28, no. 140.