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Kylix
Kylix
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Kylix

Date2nd-1st century BC
PeriodEarly Roman
Object TypeKylix
Registration Number32266
DescriptionSmall kylix with two horizontal handles. Bears traces of white slip.Material
Clay
Technique
Fired
Dimensions(H) 2.7 (excl. handle) x (Dia) at top 7.9; at base 3.8 cmCuratorial RemarksPart of rim is missing.ProvenanceRock-cut tomb at Wied il-Għasri, discovered and excavated in April 1979.Published ReferencesMuseum Annual Report, April-December 1979, p.1.
Sagona, Claudia. The Archaeology of Punic Malta. Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Supplement 9. Peeters, 2002. Figures 248-251, pp.111-112, 133, 701, 1124-1126.
Alternate ID Numbers
  • Other HM Registration Number WGH79/14 (A3)
  • HM Object Number 32266
Public Access
On view
Location
  •   Gozo Museum of Archaeology, First Floor, Room 6 - Classical, Showcase 13
Kylix
32264
2nd-1st century BC
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2nd-1st century BC
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