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1896.15.7

Ceramic ex voto, in the form of ?viscera.

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1896.15.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceramic ex voto, in the form of ?viscera.
Geographical reference
Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy
Lazio Provincia di Roma Veii
Date / Period
Date made: 350-101 BC?, uncertain Archaeological period: Roman
Date collected
By 1896
Acquisition information
Donated: 1896
Materials and processes
Material Terracotta Pottery, Process Modelled, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Length: max 175 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1896.15.7
Research and responses

Examined on 21 January 2013 by Dr Rebecca Flemming, from the Faculty of Classics Cambridge University, who noted the following: 'In general Italian anatomical votives of this type are dated mid/late 4th - 2nd century BC' [Flemming's notes are in the related documents file for 1892.67.47] [ZM 13/03/2013]

Search terms: Figure, Religion, Pottery, Model, Ornament, Religious Offering, Amulet

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