MI·16 Canegrate
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| Classification: | pitcher |
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| Material: | pottery |
| Size: | height 24 cm, max. diam. 17 cm, foot diam. 7.8 cm, mouth diam. 5.5 cm |
| Condition: | complete, broken, repaired |
| Autopsy by: | Corinna Salomon |
| Date of autopsy: | Jan 25 2022 |
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| Archaeological culture: | Augustan |
| Date: | late 1st c. BC |
| Date derived from: | typology |
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| Site: | Canegrate (Milano, Lombardia, Italy) |
| Archaeological context: | grave 326 |
| Coordinates (approx.): | 45° 33' 49.71" N, 8° 55' 42.19" E |
| Find date: | 13th April 1946 |
| Find circumstances: | by chance |
| Current location: | Museo Civico ‟Guido Sutermeister” (Legnano) |
| Inventory no.: | St 10545 |
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| Inscription: | MI·16 (uin ?(?)nu) |
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| Alternative sigla: | Morandi 2004: 283 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 710 no. 283 |
Images
 Olpe MI·16 Canegrate with inscription MI·16
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Commentary
Images in Sutermeister 1952: 6, tav. 2.16 (drawing) and 8, tav. 3.16 (drawing), Volonté 1993: tav. VII.1 (photo).
Unpainted olpe found as part of a single Roman grave on plot 618 in Canegrate. The grave was discovered by a farmer during agricultural work; it consists of a small grave chamber with the ashes and a number of objects, and ceramic grave goods west and east of the chamber. The olpe was among the objects on the western side, excavated by Sutermeister. See Sutermeister 1952 for a detailed account of the find circumstances, the grave and its furniture. Measurements of the object from Sutermeister's drawing; dating according to Volonté 1993b: 42.
