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