KM242 (Middle-Late Roman Syro-Palestinian glass amphoriskos) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Translucent, light greenish yellow to light yellowish green (PMS 618-7744). Sparse small, elongated bubbles; streaky color points to uneven heating.
Technique
Rod-formed. Winding ridges across handle.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Glass Amphoriskos
Comparanda
cf. Antonaras2012, pp. 279, 354, no. 457 (Princeton; from near Tyre, 4th–5th century)
Comparanda
cf. Megow2004, p. 88, no. 635, pl. 13 (especially handles; Eupalinian Aqueduct, Samos, Early Byzantine)
Description
Amphoriskos. Rim and neck in S-contour. Inward curving, outward thickened, almost triangular (crimped?) rim with tapering, sharp lip. Tiny strap handle drawn down sharply from lip to attach at shoulder.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves small part of rim and most of one handle. Slight pitting; slight yellow iridescence; slight encrustation.
Published as
Papageorgiouetal2022, pp. 920-921, 989, no. 513, fig. 20.4
Maximum preserved dimension
0.017
Preserved height
0.009
Other Dimensions
est. Diam. inside rim 0.028
Other Dimensions
est. Diam. outside rim 0.035
Other Dimensions
max. W. handle 0.047
Chronology comment
Dated 4th-5th century.
Has geographic origin
Palestine
Has geographic origin
Syria
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Glass (Material)
Drawing
Photograph