VB·18 Ornavasso
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| Classification: | cup |
| Archaeological Type: | terra sigillata type Haltern 15 b |
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| Material: | pottery |
| Size: | height 3.5 cm, rim diam. 7.5 cm, foot diam. 3.3 cm |
| Condition: | complete |
| Autopsy by: | Corinna Salomon |
| Date of autopsy: | Apr 20 2024 |
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| Archaeological culture: | Roman imperial period |
| Date: | 30–55 AD |
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| Site: | Ornavasso (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italy) |
| Field name: | In Persona |
| Archaeological context: | grave 131 |
| Coordinates (approx.): | 45° 58' 8.40" N, 8° 24' 57.60" E [from site] |
| Find date: | 1890–1893 |
| Find circumstances: | excavation |
| Finder: | Enrico Bianchetti |
| Current location: | Museo del Paesaggio – Sezione archeologica ‟Enrico Bianchetti” (Ornavasso) |
| Inventory no.: | 1886 (1405) |
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| Inscription: | VB·18 (atecua) |
| Stamp: | A^VILI |
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| Alternative sigla: | Whatmough 1933 (PID): 319 Morandi 2004: 61 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 561 no. 61 |
Images
 Cup VB·18 Ornavasso
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 Cup VB·18 Ornavasso with pottery stamp
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Commentary
Image in Bianchetti 1895: tav. XXIII.10 (photo).
Small terra sigillata cup type Haltern 15 b found in the inhumation grave no. 131 of the In Persona necropolis (see Bianchetti 1895: 272 with grave inventory). Stamp of the potter Avillius (OCK no. 371), who was active between 20 BC and 40 AD (cf. NO·12 from Oleggio). 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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