Krater
The vase has a bellied body, wide mouth, slightly flaring rim and a narrow flat bottom. It features two horizontally placed handles, attached to the body of the vessel. It is a fine vessel, with multiple possible uses, such as bringing food to the table, but also for occasionally storing various products (a krater full of burned grains was discovered in a building added to the “red rampart” from Costeşti-Cetăţuie). Inspired from the Greek ceramic repertoire, where it was used for mixing wine with water, it was adapted by the Dacians to their own tastes and customs.
Findspot: Grădiştea de Munte – Meleia, commune of Orăştioara (Hunedoara County)
Dimensions: height - 33.5 cm; rim diameter – 24.5 cm; maximum diameter – 28.1 cm; base diameter – 15.5 cm
Material: clay, fine grey paste, slip
Digitization Method: 3D Laser scanning by a Team from Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Data Provider: National Museum of Transylvanian History, Cluj-Napoca.
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