KM361 (Middle Roman(?) Glass beaker) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Material description

Transparent, indigo bluish colorless (PMS 656). Sparse pinprick bubbles.

Technique

Free-blown. Fire-polished lip.

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Glass Free-Blown Beaker

Comparanda

sim. Crowfoot1957c, pp. 414, 416, fig. 96:13 (Samaria-Sebaste)

Comparanda

sim. Dussart1997, p. 97, pl. 22:8a, 18 (‘Aïn ez-Zâra, Jordan, Late Roman)

Comparanda

sim. Dussart2007, pp. 211, 230-231, fig. 5:9, 10 (Khirbet edh-Dharih, Jordan, end of 2nd/beginning 3rd century, 4th century)

Comparanda

sim. Harden1949, pp. 151-152, no. G24, fig. 1:1, pl. XLIX:3 (Tyre, “probably” 4th century)

Comparanda

sim. Hayes1975, pp. 83-84, 104, 176, no. 379, fig. 11 (ROM; Syro-Palestinian product, 4th century)

Comparanda

sim. Papageorgiou2014, pp. 184–185, 402, 407, no. 67 (Patras)

Comparanda

sim. Schatzschock2010b, pp. 592, 596, no. B-G 15, pls. 255, 260 (Hanghaus 1.2, Ephesos, 3rd century)

Description

Beaker. Flaring, straight rim with slightly inwardly curving, outwardly thickened, rounded lip. Conical upper body.

Preservation description

Two nonjoining fragments preserve small part of rim and upper body. Moderate pitting; slight dulling, slight crizzling, and silver to black enamel flaking.

Published as

Papageorgiouetal2022, pp. 955, 1020, no. 615, fig. 20.20

Preserved height

0.014

Estimated rim diameter

0.079

Other Dimensions

m.p.d. 0.020 (fr. a)

Other Dimensions

m.p.d. 0.024 (fr. b)

Chronology comment

Middle Roman? (3rd century?)

Material

Glass (Material)

Drawing

Photograph