KM265 (Early-Middle Roman Glass unguentarium or flask) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Material description

Semitransparent, bluish colorless (PMS 2975). Sparse small, spherical bubbles.

Technique

Free-blown. Blowing spirals.

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Glass unguentarium, bottle, or similar

Comparanda

cf. Antonaras2009, pp. 343, no. 361 (Princeton; from Syria, 2nd–3rd century)

Comparanda

cf. Oliver1983, pp. 251-252, 255-256, no. 59, fig. 4 (piriform; Episkopi, Cyprus, mid-late 1st century AD)

Comparanda

cf. Schatzschock2007, pp. 175, 183-184, no. G 50, pl. 61 (Ephesos, 2nd–3rd century)

Comparanda

cf. Steskal2008, p. 190, no. G 3, pl. 344 (Vediusgymnasium, Ephesos, early/mid-1st–mid-2nd century)

Comparanda

sim. KM217, KM421B

Description

Unguentarium or flask. Narrow, flaring rim folded in and flattened to create small, rounded lip. Tall, cylindrical neck.

Preservation description

Seven fragments, two joining, preserve entire rim and part of upper to middle neck. Moderate dulling, slight white iridescence, and slight crizzling.

Published as

Papageorgiouetal2022, pp. 918-919, 986, 988, no. 509, fig. 20.3

Neck diameter

0.017

Preserved height

0.033

Rim diameter

0.031

Chronology comment

Mid-1st-3rd century

Explanation of deposition

Represents Early-Middle Roman activity in Building B3.

Material

Glass (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRB0905-026

Location in unit

Lowest (ninth) level of fill with mixed debris in well, west room B3-I.

Drawing

Photograph