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MS5132

From: Syria | Aleppo

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS5132
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Syria | Aleppo
Period Roman Period
Date Made 200-299 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Glass
Technique Blown
Description

Amber/Blue glass. Ring base, pulled up pyriform body, long narrow neck, funnel mouth, rim rolled inward, two handles applied, shoulders and mid-neck. Blue threaded handles, blue base ring, ring at mid-neck. Glass: light amber, some iridescence. Blown.

Height 19.1 cm
Depth 7.1 cm
Outside Diameter 4.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Fr. Vester and Company, American Colony Store, Jerusalem, 1913
Other Number GL16 (ancient glass project) - Other Number | 2980 - Other Number

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