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Glass unguentarium
Intact vessel of transparent glass. Flat, unformed base and strongly conical well. The body is piriform and the cylindrical neck ends in a plain fire-polished rim. These vessels are known in Venetian glasswork as “angastaria”. The name is greek and comes from the word “aggos” (άγγος) and “gastir” (γαστήρ).
Code
ΒΥ 254/7
Type
Unguentarium
Chronology
14th - 16th c.
Dimensions
Height 15 cm., base diameter 5 cm.
Material of Construction
Glass
Origin
Thessaloniki. Cemetery of St. Constantine and Helen's church