Pomeranian Face Urn

1922.07.0012A

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Artifact Identification Pomeranian Face Urn   (1922.07.0012A)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Early Iron Age
Date 1000– 100 BC
Culture Iron Age, Early Iron Age

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 26.8 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 21.4 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.6 cm
Weight 1373 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Ceramic--Stoneware
Manufacturing Processes Throwing, Firing

Research Remarks

Description

Burial urn of Prangenan area now in Poland from Early Iron Age. Tan and gray with a large chip on upper edge. The urn seems to have stylized human faces (eyes and noses) around the upper lip.

Published Description Under Review
Bibliography Under Review

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction no

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