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Clay strainer

Ithmos or strainer or sieve of hemispherical body. The upper part of rim is decorated around its perimeter with an incised undulating line. The body is pierced with holes. The holes were made with a pointed tool when the clay was wet, from the inner to the outer surface.

The strainer whose function has not changed over the centuries retained the same shape down to modern times.

Code

ΒΚ 2753

Type

Clay strainer

Chronology

Middle Byzantine period

Dimensions

Height 11 cm., rim diameter 27 cm.

Material of Construction

Clay

Origin

Thessaloniki, excavation to the north of the church of Agios Dimitrios