DOI issue:
Egypt
DOI article:Kucharczyk, Renata: Glass from houses 1and 2 in Marina el-Alamein
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.42093#0128
MARINA EL-ALAMEIN
EGYPT
Included here are conical lamps/beakers and
bowls, the most common forms in the 4th
and 5th centuries [Figs 6, 7:1-5].
The lamps/beakers are represented by
fragments of “S”-shaped cracked-off,
unpolished rims which are often thicker than
the rest of the vessel. The diameter, 13 cm in
a few cases, is noteworthy. Wall thickness
varies, being noticeably thick on occasion.
Signs of horizontal incision below the rim
suggest holding fixtures for suspension. The
walls taper to different shapes of bases. They
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EGYPT
Included here are conical lamps/beakers and
bowls, the most common forms in the 4th
and 5th centuries [Figs 6, 7:1-5].
The lamps/beakers are represented by
fragments of “S”-shaped cracked-off,
unpolished rims which are often thicker than
the rest of the vessel. The diameter, 13 cm in
a few cases, is noteworthy. Wall thickness
varies, being noticeably thick on occasion.
Signs of horizontal incision below the rim
suggest holding fixtures for suspension. The
walls taper to different shapes of bases. They
122
Polish Archaeology in che Mediterranean 19, Reports 2007