SMALL PAINTED TURDETAN URN
Protohistory
SMALL PAINTED TURDETAN URN
Wheel-made pottery.
Height: 11.3 cm. Diameter at mouth: 11 cm. Base diameter: 6.7cm. Maximum diameter: 13.3 cm.
Protohistory. Around 4th century B.C.
Origin
Necropolis in Mesas de Asta. Jerez de la Frontera. Cádiz.
Description
Double truncated cone-shaped body, everted rim and base with ring-shaped foot. The exterior has painted decoration comprising bands of reddish/wine-coloured paint framed between black fillets. This decoration was very common in collections of items from this period in Western Andalusia. It is from the site's burial area and was found on the surface. Its precise use is therefore unknown, but it was undoubtedly part of the burial collection in one of the cremation tombs.
Bibliography:
- González, R.; Barrionuevo, F. y Aguilar, L. (1997): “Notas sobre el mundo funerario en la Baja Andalucía durante el periodo Turdetano”. Huelva Arqueológica XIV, pp. 247-268.
