Title: Shallow Dish - 2009.03.26
Acquisition number: 2009.03
Author or editor: J.R. Green
Culture or period: Punic.
Date: Phases V-VI: Late Hellenistic to Early Roman.
Material: Clay - Terracotta
Object type: Vessels - Dish/plate
Dimensions: 106mm (w) × 17mm (h)
Origin region or location: Malta
Display case or on loan: 2
Keywords: Maltese, Punic
C. Sagona, Mediterranean Archaeology 9-10, 1996-97, 42 no. 11.
2009.03.26
Shallow Dish
Ht 1.7cm; diam. 10.6cm.
(Parliament of Australia inventory number 01/0069.016)
Intact but for some minor chipping and wear to the surface. Orange clay with fine dark inclusions and some burn-out holes. Thick cream slip. The rim has a vertical, cut-away edge. Uneven, generally flat base.
Sagona places the piece in Phases V-VI: Late Hellenistic to Early Roman.
C. Sagona, Mediterranean Archaeology 9-10, 1996-97, 42 no. 11.
Parliament of Australia.
Parliament Dr, Canberra ACT 2600.