Pot with Cover
Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo-Roman, 2nd century · 100–200 CE · Cleveland Museum of Art
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This elegant pot with its matching lid was made using a potter’s wheel, evident from the subtle horizontal rings that are visible across the belly of the vessel. The vertical ribs were added after the pot was removed from the wheel, using a thick clay paste. The vessel’s lid suggests that it was used for storage. The shiny surface of this pot was made using a technique called burnishing, performed by polishing a surface with a hard, smooth object.
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- Maker
- Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo-Roman, 2nd century
- Date
- 100–200 CE
- Medium
- tan ware with gray and some brown burnished slip
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.); Overall: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.); Lid: 2.2 x 9.8 cm (7/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- Rhenish (Cologne)
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 103 Roman
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0