Dolphin Flask
MS5729A
From: Egypt | Nubia | Karanog
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS5729A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman | Nubian |
| Provenience | Egypt | Nubia | Karanog |
| Period | Roman Period |
| Date Made | 0-99 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Glass |
| Description | The sturdy portions of mouth and handles preserved. Rims everted almost horizontally; necks very short and narrow; handles vertical, tightly rolled and attached against neck through full height. Opening small, for stringing? Mouth of (a) restricted at height of top of lip. Glass clear, greenish, with some bubbles. |
| Height | 4 cm |
| Width | 7.8 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 5.8 cm |
| Credit Line | The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Nubia, Karanog, Aniba Cemetery; D. Randall-MacIver and C. L. Wooley, 1908 |
| Other Number | GL17 (ancient glass project) - Other Number |
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