Small clay bell or bell-shaped vessel - ROM2018_16864_10

ROM2018_16864_10

Small clay bell or bell-shaped vessel

Medium:Wheel-thrown earthenware with slip painting and a hand-pinched knob
Geography: Probably made in Boeotia, Greece; findspot unknown
Date: 5th - 4th century BC
Period: Greek Classical period
Dimensions:
6.1 x 6.5 cm
Object number: 919.5.125
Credit Line: Sigmund Samuel Collection
On view
Gallery Location:Gallery of Greece
DescriptionThe pair of holes near the top may have been used to suspend the bell clapper inside the dome.
Cataloguer: Dr. John W. Hayes (ROM Staff, 1968-1992)
Cataloguer: Dr. Kate Cooper (2012 to present)
Collection:
Greek World
Department: World Cultures: Greek and Roman
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