KTH0342a (Late Antique Glass Stemmed Cup) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Object

Comment

In same bag as three vessels of unrelated shapes and materials (KTH0342b-d, KTH343).

Logical part of

Threpsiades Inventoried Objects

Description

Stemmed cup. Narrow tubular base of folded glass on low, conical base. Blowing spirals diagonally upward.

Fabric, firing, and surface description

Greenish colorless (PMS 587 C). Transparent. Numerous pinprick to small, spherical bubbles.

Label or tag text

Τομέας Ε | Στρώμα 2 Δωμάτιο 5 (εσ.) | 3. Προέκταση

Other number or identifier

276

Preservation comment

One fragment preserves 15% of base. Slight, extensive iridescence and crizzling.

Estimated base diameter

0.04

Maximum preserved dimension

0.025

Material

Glass (Material)

Drawing

Photograph