KM279 (Early-Middle Roman glass flask) [ permalink ] Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Transparent, light blue (PMS 542). Numerous pinprick bubbles.
Technique
Free-blown.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Glass Free-Blown Flask or Jug
Typological identification comment
cf. Isings1957 Form 26a
Comparanda
cf. AsgariFiratli1978 , p. 90, no. G1a, fig. 46, pl. XXIV (Chalcedon [mod. Kadıköy, Istanbul]), 2nd century)
Comparanda
cf. CorinthXXI , p. 22, no. 33-1, pl. 53 (K. Slane; sarcophagus north of Corinth; 1st-early 2nd century)
Comparanda
cf. WeinbergMcClellan1992 , pp. 116–117, no. 81 (NAM; from Athens, 1st century CE)
Comparanda
cf. Zapheiropoulou1999 , p. 230, pl. 84:α (Naxos, Early Roman)
Description
Flask. Tall, cylindrical neck. Globular to piriform body. Plain, flat base and slightly concave bottom.
Preservation description
Two nonjoining fragments preserve ca. 50% of neck and >50% of base. Moderate abrasion and extensive pitting; slight to moderate silver iridescence, slight crizzling, and slight black enamel flaking.
Published as
Papageorgiouetal2022 , pp. 934, 961, no. 637
Estimated base diameter
0.045
Maximum preserved dimension
0.066
Other Dimensions
Preserved height neck 0.034
Chronology comment
Late 1st-2nd century
Material
Glass (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
