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Source Description
This elegant pot with its matching lid was made using a potter’s wheel, evident from the subtle horizontal rings that are visible across the belly of the vessel. The vertical ribs were added after the pot was removed from the wheel, using a thick clay paste. The vessel’s lid suggests that it was used for storage.
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Document identity
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156291
label
Pot with Cover
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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156291
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object
title
Pot with Cover
description
This elegant pot with its matching lid was made using a potter’s wheel, evident from the subtle horizontal rings that are visible across the belly of the vessel. The vertical ribs were added after the pot was removed from the wheel, using a thick clay paste. The vessel’s lid suggests that it was used for storage.
date
100–200 CE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779644
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.); Overall: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.); Lid: 2.2 x 9.8 cm (7/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
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Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo-Roman, 2nd century
accession
1992.127
Source extras
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tan ware with gray and some brown burnished slip
tombstone
Pot with Cover, 100–200 CE. Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo-Roman, 2nd century. Tan ware with gray and some brown burnished slip; diameter: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.); overall: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.); lid: 2.2 x 9.8 cm (7/8 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.127
collection
GR - Roman
didYouKnow
The shiny surface of this pot was made using a technique called burnishing, performed by polishing a surface with a hard, smooth object.
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1992." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 80, no. 2 (1993): 38-79.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 41; Mentioned: p. 41, 65
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:07:54.779000
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156291
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Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Roman
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tan ware with gray and some brown burnished slip
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