The part of a storing water pot
- காலகட்டம்
- Historical
- திகதி/காலம்
- 2025-08-06
- பயன்படுத்தப்பட்ட மூலப்பொருட்கள்
- Clay
- அளவுக் குறியீடுகள் (பரிமாணங்கள்)
- L-13cm, W-9cm,
- கண்டெடுக்கப்பட்ட தளம்
- Godawaya Shipwreck
- தற்போதைய இருப்பிடம்
- Galle > Maritime Archaeology Museum > Gallery 01 > Cabinet 09
- பதிவு எண்
- SL/S/GDV/2019/025
முழுமையான விளக்கம்
On November 30, 2019, The part of a storing water pot was discovered at the Godavaya archaeological site, from grid square S2 W8. The sherd measures approximately 13 cm in height, 9 cm in width, and weighs about 552 grams. Its wall thickness is around 2.2 mm, and the rim diameter is approximately 22 cm. This piece belongs to the plain ware category, and its color corresponds to 5YR 4/6–4/8.
வரலாற்றுப் பின்னணி
The ship, dated to the 2nd century BCE, contained pottery shards that are considered to belong to the 2nd–3rd centuries BCE. This has also been confirmed through analyses conducted on the pottery shards. The pottery found at the Godavaya site shows similarities to those discovered in the excavations at Tissamaharama and Anuradhapura. So far, evidence belonging to 11 ancient pottery types has been identified across the country. From the Godavaya site, pottery remnants corresponding to seven of these types have been uncovered. Accordingly, it is clear that these pottery vessels were used not only for domestic consumption but also in maritime navigation activities.
