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Spherocone
The 14th century.
Clay. Size 8.7x10.5 cm.
Accidental find of German Alekseevich Fedorov-Davydov in 1970 at the Tsarevskoye settlement near the village of Tsarev, Leninsky rayon.
The fragment of a spheroconic ornamented vessel with a pointed end of the body and a narrow channel in the top part.
The purpose of the so-called spherocones is not entirely clear. They could have been used to carry dangerous liquids, such as mercury.
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