Water Pipe Fragment
1921.01.0019
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Water Pipe Fragment (1921.01.0019) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Roman Empire, 1st - 3nd century CE |
| Culture | roman |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 16.0 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 10.0 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 6.0 cm |
| Weight | +2110 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Metal--Lead |
| Manufacturing Processes | Cast |
| Munsell Color Information | Pinkish gray (7.5yr) -ns ( 7/2) -ns Pinkish gray, pinkish gray ( 6/2) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Fragment of a lead fistula, Italy (I-II ?) cf. CIL XV 74564, 7682, 7310b; Pietrangeli, BCAR (1941) 192 no. 37 unpublished? stamp of Cris[pinus ?] Bodel, John, & Stephen Tracy, eds. Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A Checklist. Rome: American Academy, 1997. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | See object files for a picture of 1994.24.0028, a glass slide of lead pipes and turncocks from Rome. 1994.24.0028 was transferred to the inactive database, but relates to this artifact. |
| Bibliography | Bodel, John, & Stephen Tracy, eds. Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A Checklist. Rome: American Academy, 1997. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Mary L. Trowbridge Collection |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |