Tear-shaped oil flask
- Made:
- 1500-1100 BCE in Roman Empire
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Tear-shaped oil flask, earthenware, with dark slip decoration on neck, from Cyprus, possibly Egyptian or Graeco-Roman, 1500BC to 2nd century AD
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A655418
- Materials:
- earthenware
- Measurements:
-
length 192 mm
base: diameter 18 mm
body: diameter 51 mm
rim: diameter 22 mm
- type:
- oil bottle
- credit:
- Gunnis, R.
