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From:UC Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities

Name/TitleCeramic sherd

About this objectRed ceramic potsherd. Part of the upper rim of a jug, with a portion of the handle attached. There is fine scoring around the rim and manufacturing ridges on the body/shoulder section.

Part of a group of four pottery sherds (108.70-111.70). Said to have been found on a dump site at Petra, Jordan. The sherd has been identified as being from the Nabataean culture.

Date Made2nd century CE

Place MadeJordan; Petra

Place NotesNabatean. Found in Petra

Medium and MaterialsCeramic: Terracotta

Inscription and Marks"109/70" inked on internal surface

TechniqueIncising

Measurements60 x 60 x 24 mm

Object TypeContainers

Object number109.70