|
Date: |
|
Description: | Roman glass vessel: 44 sherds from a cylindrical bottle. Common in the last quarter of the first century and went out of use in the early second century, however were reused in creamtions - such as this example. Not enough of the vessel survives to estimate its height, vessels of the same form vary between a height of 150-400mm, with a body diameter of 80-250mm. This vessel is likely to be one of the shorter examples. The surviving sherds weigh approximately 287.32grams. The vessel is formed from translucent blue glass, with small dispursed air bubbles throughout its core. The sherds with the main features are described below.Body: 36 body sherds have been recovered, including one more prominantly curved sherd which formed part of the shoulder. Base: 5 base sherds form forming 90% of the base ring. The lower part of the body curves in towards the concave base. The diameter of the base is approximately 75mm.Neck: Short cylindrical neck with a folded rim. The rim is damaged around approximately one third of its diameter. There is a break to one side just below the rim from an angular handle. Handle: Two fragments of the lower half of the handle survive. THe sherds are decorated with vertical ridges along their length.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
Vessel
Roman glass vessel: 44 sherds…
-
VESSEL
Roman glass vessel: 24 sherds…
-
Vessel
Roman glass vessel: 24 sherds…
-
VESSEL
An incomplete and repaired Grimston…
-
-
VESSEL
Incomplete miniature copper-alloy vessel with…
-
VESSEL
Incomplete miniature copper-alloy vessel with…
-
VESSEL
Incomplete miniature copper-alloy vessel with…
-
VESSEL
Incomplete ceramic globular flagon of…
-
VESSEL
Incomplete ceramic globular flagon of…
|