Karanis / jug / Glass

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.6305
Object Name: jug
Lot: University of Michigan excavation (Karanis) Undetermined date
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Glass vessels
Materials: Glass
Length: ;
Width: 4cm;
Height: 11cm;
Thickness: ;
Weight: ;124 g
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Bottle. Blue green glass. Rim folded out and inward horizontally. Tapering neck. Horizontal shoulders. Flat handle connects at rim and shoulder. Rectangular body with slightly indented sides. Slightly convex base. Mold blown. Bubbly, black impurities, blowing spirals. Intact. Dulling, milky weathering, very scratched.
Unit Grid Number: B0158
Component/Room: 00K²
Area: R:bin
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Countermark: no
Exhibition Title: Wondrous Glass: Reflections on the World of Rome; Glass Case 2 Flr 1
Exhibition Curator: Root, Margaret Cool
Exhibition Year: 2009
Publication Title: Wondrous Glass
Publication Author: Root, Margaret
Publication Year: 1982
Type Category: Artifact

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.6305
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6305/0000_00_6305p03.tif

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Full citation: "Karanis; jug; Glass." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6305/0000_00_6305p03.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.