Karanis / unguentarium / Glass

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Object Identifier
0000.00.5558
Other Number
Harden 0597
Type of Number
Catalogue Number
Object Name
unguentarium
Object Type
Glass vessels
Materials
Glass
Length
;
Width
4.6 cm;
Height
6.3 cm;
Thickness
;
Weight
;28g
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Pale yellow. Rim outsplayed and folded upward and inward, partially. Neck shortish. Curved junction of neck and shoulder. Body globular. Concave base with pointed kick and pontil technique. No weathering. Bubbly. Blowing spirals.
Verbatim Date
2nd or 3rd C AD
Unit Grid Number
0293
Component/Room
00A
Area
R
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Karanis
Countermark
no
Exhibition Title
Case 11 - Karanis House
Exhibition Curator
Wilfong, Terry
Exhibition Year
2009
Publication Title
Roman Glass from Karanis Found by the University of Michigan Archaeological Expedition in Egypt, 1924-29
Publication Author
Harden, D.B.
Publication Year
1936
Type Category
Artifact

Technical Details

Record
0000.00.5558
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"Karanis; unguentarium; Glass." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.5558/dscn9774.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 30, 2024.
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