Permanent Link:

http://digital.lib.usf.edu/SFS0061492/00001

Material Information

Title:

Sprinkler flask

Alternate title:

Perfume bottle

Physical Description:

1 bottle : glass ; 9.2 x 6.58 cm

Materials:

Glass

Technique:

Blown

Physical Location:

Box 13, Item 117

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Perfume bottles ( lcsh )
Glass containers ( lcsh )
Glassware, Roman

Genre:

sprinkler flasks ( aat )

Notes

Summary:

Globular-bodied bottle has a flaring mouth and narrow rim that is flattened and folded under. Aperture inside the neck appears to be formed by folding the neck in above the body and then folding it out again. The neck is cylindrical. Base is concave with no palpable evidence of a pontil mark.

Citation/Reference:

Yael Israeli, Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum, 2003.

General Note:

Color: Pale green glass under dark tan crust with black flecks.

General Note:

Discovery Location: Eastern Mediterranean.

Record Information

Source Institution:

University of South Florida

Holding Location:

University of South Florida

Rights Management:

The University of South Florida Libraries believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries.

Resource Identifier:

R30-00117 ( USFLDC DOI )
r30.117 ( USFLDC Handle )

USFLDC Membership

Aggregations:

University of South Florida
Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Postcard Information

Format:

Artifact