KM374b (Middle-Late Roman Eastern glass sprinkler) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Semitransparent, light greenish blue (PMS 7472). Very few pinprick bubbles.
Technique
Free-blown.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Glass Sprinkler
Description
Cylindrical neck pushed into spherical body so that wall folds far in to create a diaphragm: the narrow interior constriction leaves a small aperture between body and neck.
Preservation description
One fragment preserves small part of joint between neck and body. Slight abrasion, slight pitting, and moderate chipping.
Published as
Papageorgiouetal2022, pp. 907, 909, 914, 921, 990, no. 514, fig. 20.5
Maximum preserved dimension
0.04
Neck diameter
0.033
Preserved height
0.017
Chronology comment
Dated 3rd-6th century
Material
Glass (Material)
Drawing
Photograph