Caption

Ampoule, Egyptian workshop, 3rd century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476, vessel; height 12 cm, width 7.3 cm, A translucent glass vessel with a rounded, flattened body and a tall narrow neck, showing a pale green and clear glass color with areas of beige and brown surface encrustation; the body has a scalloped rim detail around its edges and two decorative looped handles near the neck that extend down onto the shoulder; the glass surface shows cloudy, pitted texture and a few visible hairline cracks.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_335

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64.4Mb (2.3Mb) / 12.5in x 20.0in / 3754 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ampoule Egyptian workshop 3rd century Roman Empire 27 BC–476 vessel height 12 cm width 7.3 cm translucent glass vessel rounded flattened body tall narrow neck showing pale green clear glass color areas beige brown surface encrustation body scalloped rim detail edges two decorative looped handles near neck extend down shoulder glass surface cloudy pitted texture visible hairline cracks.