Vaulting tube

UO-MCA-983-4-8-01.tif

Title

Vaulting tube

Date

4th-5th century CE

Creator

Unknown
Roman Carthaginian (?)

Coverage

Style/Period: Roman
Discovery Site: Hippone (Annaba, Annaba, Wilaya d', Algeria)
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa

Type

architecture|tools, equipment and materials

Format

Materials/Techniques: Terracotta thrown on a potter's wheel
Measurements: 13.7 cm high, 6.2 cm in diameter, 0.8 cm thick

Description

A red-coloured ceramic tube which is open on one end, and pointed into a cone-shaped nozzle with only a small opening on the other. The cylinder is slightly more narrow on the open end of the tube, resulting in an irregular shape. The material is textured and the tube has wide, shallow ridges with traces of throwing lines over the whole surface. There is a modern label adhered to the artefact which reads: "Jour[?] / S. Hippone / Fragment[?] Cheviller / 4.3.48"

Identifier

Repository Accession Number: 983.4.8
Record: UO-MCA-983-4-8

Source

Cataloguer: Georgian Parkes, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Niġel Klemenčič-Puglisevich, Carleton University
Image Date: March 2022

Rights

The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee

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