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Glass flask
Unguentarium with an oval base, squat body and tall narrow neck which forms an annular bulge at the point where it joins the body. The entire outer surface is covered in red pigment. On the red paint, crossing lines have been painted that form a chequer-board pattern.
Code
ΒΥ 177
Type
Flask
Chronology
13th-14th c.
Dimensions
Height 28 cm., greatest diameter of body 14 cm., base diameter 6 εκ.
Material of Construction
Glass
Origin
Thessaloniki, cemetery of the Byzantine monastery of Vlatades