Unguentarium

Museum number:
9-17333
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3776
Description:
Unguentarium; medium green glass; medium thin walls. Thin piriform body and tubular neck; irregular rim is doubled and flattened, pinch mark at base of neck. Base flattened and slightly hollowed; ring mark on base. Interior incrusted with soil. Exterior heavily incrusted; gold colored efflorescence at rim. 2 shallow pits (6 mm diameter) at base of body.
Donor:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Object type:
archaeology
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Unguentarium, accession number 9-17333, described as Unguentarium; medium green glass; medium thin walls. Thin piriform body and tubular neck; irregular rim is doubled and flattened, pinch mark at base of neck. Base flattened and slightly hollowed; ring mark on base. Interior incrusted with soil. Exterior heavily incrusted; gold colored efflorescence at rim. 2 shallow pits (6 mm diameter) at base of body.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Unguentarium, accession number 9-17333, described as Unguentarium; medium green glass; medium thin walls. Thin piriform body and tubular neck; irregular rim is doubled and flattened, pinch mark at base of neck. Base flattened and slightly hollowed; ring mark on base. Interior incrusted with soil. Exterior heavily incrusted; gold colored efflorescence at rim. 2 shallow pits (6 mm diameter) at base of body.

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