Dolphin Aryballos
Object Number:
E7353
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Meroitic
Provenience:
Egypt
Nubia
Karanog
Locus:
G 330
Date Made:
100 BC-AD 300
Early Date:
-100
Late Date:
300
Section:
Egyptian
Materials:
Glass
Technique:
Incised
Description:
Oil Flask. Greenish white glass. Globular aryballos-shaped body. 2 dolphin-like handles. Incised circles and lines on body.
Credit Line:
Coxe Expedition to Nubia, Karanog, Aniba Cemetery
Other Number:
| GL-EG (ancient glass project) | - | Other Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa (10 Oct 1992 - 03 Oct 1993)
Bibliography:
[Book] O'Connor, David. 1993. Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa. : Page/Fig./Plate: 154
[Book] Woolley, C. Leonard; D. Randall-Maciver. 1910. Karanog; the Romano-Nubian Cemetery (plates). Eckley B. Coxe Junior Expedition to Nubia, Vol. IV. : Page/Fig./Plate: plate 38
[Article] Fleming, Stuart J. 1996. "Early Imperial Roman Glass at the University of Pennsylvania Museum". Expedition. 38 (2): 13-37. : Page/Fig./Plate: 25 / fig 23
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