Stoneware Crucible

Five mending ceramic body sherds from a large Hessian crucible. The crucible is likely a crude stoneware or possibly a coarse earthenware. There is thick, encrusted debris on the interior. The crucible body is approximately 2.7 inches in diameter but it likely had a triangular-mouth.  

• Object number

  839.42, 839.54, 839.65, 839.43, 839.50

• Animals/objects

  Crucible

• Category

  Manufacturing

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Metallurgy

• Material

  Stoneware

  Other

• Context

  Lot 14 North, Midden Level 2 (624.839)

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  Refractory Ware

  Germany

• Techniques

  Molded

  Burned