Karanis / Vessel (bottle) / Glass

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Record Details

Object Identifier
0000.00.5587
Other Number
Harden 0797
Type of Number
Catalogue Number
Object Name
Vessel (bottle)
Object Type
Glass vessels
Materials
Glass
Width
6 cm
Height
14.9 cm
Weight
194.4 g
Pierced
161
Inscribed
161
Full Artifact Description
Green. Rim outsplayed with downward slope and folded up and in. Neck tall and cylindrical with slight constriction at base made by modeling tool. Body triangular with flat sides. Base slightly concave. Pontil technique. Small crack in neck. Milky weathering beginning on base. Very bubbly.
Verbatim Date
End of 1st - Early 2nd C AD
Unit Grid Number
0169
Component/Room
0AF¹
Area
R:bin
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Karanis
Production Site
140
Countermark
161
Condition Notes
Set aside by Angela Susak from UCLA- done
Exhibition Title
Wondrous Glass: Reflections on the World of Rome
Exhibition Curator
Root, Margaret Cool
Publication Title
Roman Glass from Karanis Found by the University of Michigan Archaeological Expedition in Egypt, 1924-29
Wondrous Glass
Publication Author
Harden, D.B.
Root, Margaret
Publication Year
1936
1982
Type Category
30

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2272 x 1704
File Size
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Record
0000.00.5587
Link to this Item
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