Dear Barbara,
They look to me like roots that have grown into the
vessel and have then been preserved by corrosion products.
Best wishes,
Mark Robinson
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Sent: 11 February 2012 18:53
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Subject: Help with ID: "leaves" from a Greek vessel
Dear All,
the following ask for identification help reached me as a former collaborator with the Romanian archaeologists from the Universitäy of Alba Iulia. I would like to pass the request from Beatrice Ciuta on to the list:
"The sample came from a small Greek silver vessel dated to mid-fourth century BC. The interesting part is that the "leaves" were in foot round the base sample vessel with its shape. I guess they are contemporary with the vessel. Getting it back into its original shape, the conservatoire discovered in the foot ring, that was not worked separately but as part of the body, some dry organic material that looks like "tea leaves". It definitely can date only to the mid 4thcentury B.C. like the vessel itself. The vessel, c. 11 cm high. The foot of the piece is hollow and forms part of the body and when he got the foot into shape he discovered the organic material.."..
Thank you for any advice!
Barbara Zach
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