Karanis / conical lamp fragment / Glass

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Record Details

Object Identifier
0000.00.6060
Other Number
Harden 0466, Harden 0603, Harden 0670
Type of Number
Catalogue Number
Object Name
conical lamp fragment
Object Type
Lamps
Materials
Glass
Length
;
Width
;
Height
.15cm;
Thickness
;
Weight
;8g
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Colorless glass with greyish tinge. Base fragment. No weathering. Material good, but some pin-prick bubbles. Rounded base, fashioned below into an oval knob, the whole in one piece. No pontil technique.
Unit Grid Number
4016
Area
R
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Karanis
Countermark
no
Exhibition Title
Glass Case 1 Flr 1
Exhibition Curator
Root, Margaret Cool
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
0000.00.6060
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"Karanis; conical lamp fragment; Glass." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6060/dscn3309.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
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