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

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Glass unguentarium, bottle, or similar

Typological identification comment

Unguentarium or small flask with spherical body?

Comparanda

cf. Antonaras2012, pp. 224, 342, no. 351 (Princeton; from eastern Mediterranean, possibly Syria, 2nd-3rd century)

Comparanda

cf. Lazar2003, pp. 178, 188, fig. 50 (Form 8.6.10; Slovenia, second half 1st-first half 3rd century)

Comparanda

cf. VAML2, pp. 242, 560, no. 722, pl. 53 (Louvre; Syro-Palestinian product, 2nd–3rd century)

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, pp. 918-919, 961, 986, 988, no. 508, fig. 20.3

Neck diameter

0.02

Preserved height

0.032

Rim diameter

0.026

Chronology comment

Mid-1st-3rd century

Material

Glass (Material)

Drawing

Photograph