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Unglazed oil jar, Greco-Roman find from a dig in Jerusalem.

The oil jar sits on a small base and flares out at the body of the jar before narrowing significantly at the neck. There is a handle that attaches from the body to the neck. The jar is brown in color with white and red dirt/ mineral deposits from being in the ground.

Keywords

Ceramics, Archaeological

Original Medium

Ceramic

Size

Circumference 23.7 cm; Height 18 cm

Origin

Jerusalem, Israel

Date Information

Undated

Artifact Number

M86-008

Original Collection

Mike Mansfield Collections, Mss 65, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana

Digital Publisher

University of Montana-- Missoula. Mansfield Library

Image Credit

Image credit: Micaela Connolly, University of Montana

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Keywords

Ceramics, Archaeological

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