Tear shaped oil flask
- Made:
- 1500-1100 BCE in Roman Empire
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Tear shaped oil flask, earthenware, with dark slip decoration round 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:
- A655419
- Materials:
- earthenware
- Measurements:
-
length 170 mm
base: diameter 17 mm
body: diameter 42 mm
neck: diameter 22 mm
- type:
- oil bottle
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