Karanis / magnifying glass / Glass
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Record Details
- Object Identifier
- 0000.00.6332
- Object Name
- magnifying glass
- Collections
- Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
- Object Type
- Writing implements
- Materials
- Glass
- Length
- ;
- Width
- 7.2cm;
- Height
- 2.9cm;
- Thickness
- ;
- Weight
- ;129 g
- Pierced
- no
- Inscribed
- no
- Full Artifact Description
- Large lens of olive glass in the shape of cylindrical pyramid. Base slightly concave with bump in center. Good material. Edge is chipped. Surface scratched and weathered.
- Area
- Surface
- Verbatim Provenance
- Egypt
- Verbatim Site
- Karanis
- Production Site
- site
- Countermark
- no
- Exhibition Title
- Wondrous Glass: Reflections on the World of Rome
- Exhibition Curator
- Root, Margaret Cool
- Publication Title
- Wondrous Glass
- Publication Author
- Root, Margaret
- Publication Year
- 1982
- Type Category
- Artifact
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 1633 x 859
- File Size
- 71 KB
- Record
- 0000.00.6332
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6332/0000_00_6332p08.tif
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/kelsey:0000.00.6332:0000_00_6332P08.TIF
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"Karanis; magnifying glass; Glass." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6332/0000_00_6332p08.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.