Archaeology & Antiquities
Unguent Bottle (Krateriskos)
GlassVessel
Details
- Author / creator
- Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, post-Amarna period or later
- Object type
- Archaeology
- Date or period
- c. 1336–1295 BCE
- Dimensions summary
- Diameter: 8.1 cm; Diameter of mouth: 7.1 cm; Overall: 11 cm
- Site or findspot
- Hierakonpolis, Egypt
- Cultural period
- Ancient
About this object
This was probably the most popular type of Egyptian glass vessel. The milky white to sea green-colored fabric and monochrome decorative scheme are reminiscent of Egyptian alabaster. That the Egyptians would make an association between glass and stone is only natural, as the Egyptian name for glass was inr n(y) wdh or "the flowing stone."
Materials and technique
Glass
