Small pitcher with curly edged rim and small handle, simple geometric designs around body. Iridescent dark brown slip was applied, burnished, and then vessel was tooled to reveal terra cotta clay underneath, then fired. Minor chips in rim. Particles possibly volcanic ash adhered to vessel. Label …
Small pitcher with curly edged rim and small handle, simple geometric designs around body. Iridescent dark brown slip was applied, burnished, and then vessel was tooled to reveal terra cotta clay underneath, then fired. Minor chips in rim. Particles possibly volcanic ash adhered to vessel. Label on bottom in E.S. Morse's handwriting says "Pompeii before A.D. 79".
(a) trilobite is quite nice, it is on a rock slab 12.4 x 10.8 cm, the trilobite measuring 9.3x4.7 cm, part of the tail is missing.(b) ammonite (9.5x8.7 cm) is actually a shape of an ammonite depressed in a large circular slab of rock measuring 27.0 dia and 2.2 thick.
(a) trilobite is quite nice, it is on a rock slab 12.4 x 10.8 cm, the trilobite measuring 9.3x4.7 cm, part of the tail is missing.(b) ammonite (9.5x8.7 cm) is actually a shape of an ammonite depressed in a large circular slab of rock measuring 27.0 dia and 2.2 thick.
19 pieces of slate and slabs of limestone containing imprints of trilobites, some whole, halves or just parts; many pieces are merely fragments of trilobites:(a) a piece of limestone 2.3cm high x 11.0x6.7cm wide, with a clear, whole, imprint of a small trilobite (3.0x2.0 cm wide); (b) a piece of li…
19 pieces of slate and slabs of limestone containing imprints of trilobites, some whole, halves or just parts; many pieces are merely fragments of trilobites:(a) a piece of limestone 2.3cm high x 11.0x6.7cm wide, with a clear, whole, imprint of a small trilobite (3.0x2.0 cm wide); (b) a piece of limestone 2.5cm high x 17.3x7.5cm wide, with a clear, whole imprint of a small trilobite (5.7x3.0 cm wide).(c) a piece of slate 1.5 cm high x 9.7x8.0cm wide, almost whole imprints of two trilobites one (5.0x3.0 cm wide ) and the smaller one 2.0x 1.5 cm wide;(d) a piece of slate 1.20 cm high x 16.0x9.0cm wide with an almost whole, but not very clear imprint, of a trilobite, missing head 10.5x5.5cm wide;(e) a piece of limestone 2.50 cm x 11.0 high x14.5 cm wide with an almost whole imprint of a trilobite (6.9x3.8cm wide);(f) a piece of limestone 2.5cm high x 7.5x9.3 cm wide, with a partial imprint of a small trilobite (6.4x3.7 cm wide);(g) a piece of limestone 1.3cm high x 8.7x9.0 cm wide, with a partial imprint of a small trilobite (3.2x2.5 cm wide);(h) a piece of slate 2.4cm high x 7.5x8.5 cm wide, with a partial imprint of a trilobite (3.2x3.0 cm wide);(i) a piece of slate 1.80cm high x 9.0x11.0 cm wide, with an almost whole imprint of a trilobite (6.4x3.7 cm wide);(j) a piece of slate 1.20 cm high x 16.0x9.0cm wide with a partial imprint of a trilobite, missing head, 10.5x5.5cm wide. There is also a partial imprint on the back;(k) a piece of slate 2.2 cm high x 7.3x18.0cm wide with an almost whole imprint of a trilobite, 10.0x5.3cm wide. There is also two partial imprints on the back;(l) a piece of slate 1.2 cm high x 5.0x11.2 cm wide, with about one third of an imprint of a trilobite (3.2x4.5 cm wide);(m) a piece of slate .08cm high x10.3.x7.0 cm wide, with an almost whole imprint of a trilobite (3.2x.9.5x7.2 cm wide);(n) a small (0.80cm high) piece of slate 5.5x7.5 cm wide, with a partial imprint of a trilobite (4.0x5.8 cm wide);(o) a very small (0.80cm) high piece of slate 5.3x2.8 cm wide, with a partial, but very clear, imprint of a trilobite (4.5x2.7 cm wide);(p) a piece of slate 9.2x8.5 cm wide, with a few very small (almost indiscernible) traces of trilobite;(q) a piece of slate 9.5x12.8 cm wide, with a long, but very narrow, trace of the side of a trilobite;(r) a piece of slate that doesn’t seem to have anything distinguishable although it is part of a fossil;(s) a small (0.70cm high) piece of slate 3.7x3.5 cm wide, with a partial imprint of a trilobite (1.9x3.5 cm wide).
