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MS5730

From: Egypt | Nubia | Karanog

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS5730
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman | Nubian
Provenience Egypt | Nubia | Karanog
Period Roman Period
Date Made 0-199 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Glass
Description

Preserves in one fragment all from shoulders up of large square "transport flask." Sturdy construction. Shoulders flattened, neck narrow and short, rim thick, everted and beveled down on top. Handle a thick flat ribbon attached under rim and high on shoulder with a square angle on exterior. Glass clear, with a few bubbles, and a faint blue-green.

Height 7 cm
Outside Diameter 6 cm
Credit Line The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Nubia, Karanog, Aniba Cemetery; D. Randall-MacIver and C. L. Wooley, 1908
Other Number GL12 (ancient glass project) - Other Number

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