KM206 (Middle-Late Roman Eastern Glass Unguentarium) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Material description

Semitransparent, bluish colorless (PMS 317). Numerous small, spherical bubbles.

Technique

Free-blown. Long blowing spirals. Small solid pontil scar (max. p.dim. 0.005).

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Glass Unguentarium

Comparanda

cf. CorinthXII, pp. 82, 105–106, no. 674, fig. 11 (2nd century)

Comparanda

cf. CorinthXXI, p. 67, nos. PT-84 to PT-86, pl. 53 (“lentoid”; Painted Tomb north of Corinth; Early–Middle Roman)

Comparanda

cf. GurlerLaflı2010, pp. 131–132, no. 49, fig. 8 (Smyrna)

Comparanda

cf. LightfootArslan1992, p. 215, nos. 114, 115 (Erimtan Collection, Ankara; possibly from area of Ankara, 2nd/3rd century)

Comparanda

cf. SardisM6, pp. 23, 25, no. 113, pls. 5, 21 (Ahlatlı Tepecik near Sardis, late 1st-early 2nd century)

Comparanda

cf. Schauer2005, pp. 357–358, no. C6, fig. 2 (Lousoi, late 3rd-early 4th century)

Comparanda

cf. Vessberg1952, p. 141, pl. IX:17, 29 (Cyprus, Early-Middle Roman)

Description

Tubular unguentarium. Cylindrical neck. Small ovoid body tapers to a slightly pointed, round bottom.

Preservation comment

One large fragment preserves lower part of vessel, broken at neck. Extensive silver to gray enamel flaking.

Published as

Papageorgiouetal2022, pp. 916, 983, 985, no. 494, fig. 20.2

Body diameter

0.023

Neck diameter

0.011

Preserved height

0.044

Has geographic origin

Eastern Mediterranean

Material

Glass (Material)

Drawing

Photograph