VB·6 Ornavasso
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| Classification: | bowl |
| Archaeological Type: | patera |
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| Material: | pottery |
| Size: | max diam. 20.4 cm, foot diam. 7.1 cm, height 4.6 cm |
| Condition: | complete, damaged |
| Autopsy by: | Corinna Salomon |
| Date of autopsy: | Apr 20 2024 |
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| Archaeological culture: | La Tène D |
| Date: | first half of 1st c. BC |
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| Site: | Ornavasso (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italy) |
| Field name: | San Bernardo |
| Archaeological context: | grave 16 |
| Coordinates (approx.): | 45° 59' 2.21" N, 8° 24' 11.67" E |
| Find date: | 1890–1893 |
| Find circumstances: | excavation |
| Finder: | Enrico Bianchetti |
| Current location: | Museo del Paesaggio – Sezione archeologica "Enrico Bianchetti" (Ornavasso) |
| Inventory no.: | 243 (204) |
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| Inscription: | VB·6 (kia) |
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| Alternative sigla: | Whatmough 1933 (PID): 309 Solinas 1995: 133 Morandi 2004: 51 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 554 no. 51 |
Images
 Patera VB·6 Ornavasso
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 Patera VB·6 Ornavasso with inscription VB·6
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Commentary
Patera found in the inhumation grave no. 16 of the San Bernardo necropolis (Bianchetti 1895: 110 with list of furniture); fully preserved apart from a chip on the rim. Dating from Morandi.
Bibliography
| Bianchetti 1895 | Enrico Bianchetti, I sepolcreti di Ornavasso [= Atti della Società di Archeologia e Belle Arti della provincia di Torino 6], Torino: Paravia 1895. |
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