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Fragment of Unguent Bottle (Krateriskos)
Date: New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, probably the reigns of Amenhotep III -Akhenaten, about 1400-1350 BCE
Dimensions:
3/8 x 1 9/16 x 1/16 in. (1 x 4 x 0.2 cm)
Medium: Core formed; applied marvered and unmarvered threads.
Place of Origin: Egypt, excavated at Tel el-Amarna
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, London
Object number: 1925.1063
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of small krateriskos. Dark blue ground with opaque white decoration. Short horizontal rim with a rounded edge; vestiges of cylindrical neck. A marvered opaque white thread attached to the upperside of the rim and drawn down on the neck in an uncertain pattern. An unmarvered coil with twisted opaque white and medium blue threads attached at the edge of the rim.
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