Unguentarium

Museum number:
9-17335
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3776
Description:
Unguentarium; clear, olive-green glass; medium thin walls; piriform body and tubular neck; rim doubled and flattened; pinch mark at base of neck. Base flattened and slightly hollow. Rim almost completely chipped off. Interior incrusted with dark substance. Exterior cover with coating, possibly tree pitch.
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 9-17335, described as Unguentarium; clear, olive-green glass; medium thin walls; piriform body and tubular neck; rim doubled and flattened; pinch mark at base of neck. Base flattened and slightly hollow. Rim almost completely chipped off. Interior incrusted with dark substance. Exterior cover with coating, possibly tree pitch.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Unguentarium, accession number 9-17335, described as Unguentarium; clear, olive-green glass; medium thin walls; piriform body and tubular neck; rim doubled and flattened; pinch mark at base of neck. Base flattened and slightly hollow. Rim almost completely chipped off. Interior incrusted with dark substance. Exterior cover with coating, possibly tree pitch.

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