Vaulting tube

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Title

Vaulting tube

Date

3rd-6th century CE

Creator

Unknown
Roman Carthaginian

Coverage

Discovery Site: Carthage, Tūnis, Wilāyat, Tunisia
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: 14.4 cm long from base to end, 4.1 cm long and 1.2 cm wide nozzle, 5 cm wide body

Description

Buff-coloured ceramic tube which is open on one end, and pointed into a cone-shaped nozzle on the other. The material is textured and the tube has ridges across the cylinder section. Faint throwing lines are visible in some places. There is a piece of other pottery or concrete fitted loosely inside the tube.

Identifier

Repository Accession Number: 2013.1.178
Record: UO-MCA-2013-1-178

Source

Cataloguer: Georgian Parkes and Valentina Donato, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Niġel Klemenčič-Puglisevich, Carleton University
Image Date: 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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