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  2.1 Modius
     

 

 

Iron and wood; 28 x Ø 25 cm
Inv. 20598
Pompeii, unknown provenance
First century AD


The modius (bushel barrel) has a truncated cone reconstructed in wood. The rim and base are made of two original iron bands.

     
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