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Salt holder from Kercaszomor

salt holder

Donation: 1961

A wooden, turned salt holder. The letter H is carved in the base, donated by József Hegyi, the “H” is probably referring to him. The holder piece is, for some reason, not circular, but as if it was deformed, asymmetric. It was used in Kerca.

Information on digitization

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Materials and techniques

wooden

Name of site

Kercaszomor

Other settlement names

Kercza, Kercsicza, Kercscha, Kertza, Kerchicza. SZOMORÓC Szomorocz, Szomorotz, Szomorócz, Szomorovczi, Somorócz

Dimensions of the object (H/W/D)

6,7 cm / 5,8 cm / 7 cm

Place of origin/discovery

Kerca

Specialist description

Egy fából készült esztergált sótartó. Talpába H betű van belefaragva, Hegyi József ajándékozta oda, valószínűleg őrá utal. A tartórész valamiért nem köralakú, hanem mintha meg lenne nyomódva, így aszimetrikus. Kercán használták.

Name of institution or personage holding object; identification number of object

Dr. Batthyány-Strattmann László Múzeum N.61.45.3

File name

SM_058_A_0002.jpg

Resolution

300 dpi

Restrictions on use

Korlátozott

Date of documentation

2020-03-24

Person documenting

Bebes Árpád

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