Fayoum / Unguentarium / Glass

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Record Details

Object Identifier
0000.00.5070
Object Name
Unguentarium
Object Type
Glass vessels
Materials
Glass
Length
;
Width
;
Height
15.7 cm;
Thickness
;
Weight
;53.4g
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Rim diameter 2.5 cm. Base diameter 15.6 cm. Rounded rimless top edge with one side higher than another. Tall neck has straight sides, that broaden out to sloping shoulder and ovoid body. Base is deeply concave and has pontil mark. Thread decoration winds around vessel from top to base of neck.
One stress crack, one granule impurity in glass (on shoulder), frosting and bubbling throughout.
Subjects
undecorated
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Fayoum
Countermark
no
Exhibition Title
Less Than Perfect
Exhibition Curator
Sinopoli, Carla
Exhibition Year
2016
Type Category
Artifact

Technical Details

Image Size
2272 x 1704
File Size
116 KB
Record
0000.00.5070
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.5070/0000_00_5070p01.tif

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"Fayoum; Unguentarium; Glass." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.5070/0000_00_5070p01.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
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