KM263 (Early-Middle Roman Glass unguentarium) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Material description

Semitransparent, light greenish blue (PMS 324). Numerous medium to large, spherical to elongated bubbles.

Technique

Free-blown.

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Glass unguentarium, bottle, or similar

Description

Unguentarium or small flask. Narrow, flaring rim folded in to create small lip with interior edge. Tall, cylindrical neck.

Preservation description

Two joining fragments preserve less than one-half of rim and upper neck. Slight pitting; slight dulling.

Published as

Papageorgiouetal2022, no. 508

Neck diameter

0.02

Preserved height

0.032

Rim diameter

0.026

Chronology comment

Mid-1st to 3rd century.

Material

Glass (Material)

Drawing

Photograph