KE 1331 (Late Hellenistic Medicine Bottle) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 367
Comparanda
cf. AgoraXXIX, pp. 198, 424, nos. 1769, 1770, fig. 105, pl. 138 (imports)
Comparanda
cf. EphesosX.2/2.1, p. 152, no. O 28, pl. 213 (“Salbtöpchen“; Basilika am Staatsmarkt)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Buff with tinge of pink, consistently fired. Very fine, hard, with smooth to vagule conchoidal break. Very rare, tiny, tabular white bits; uncommon, small, rounded and irregular voids; no visible mica. Corinthian?
Preservation comment
Intact. Slight, extensive abrasion, large cracks, and large chips from edges; slight, thin patches of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, pp. 118-119, no. RC 25c, pl. 33 (B. Adamsheck)
Base Diameter
0.027
Height
0.056
Maximum diameter
0.055
Rim diameter
0.044
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph