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Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

The bottle has a long neck and a conical body. The rim is in-folded unevenly and flattened. A constriction marks the transition from the neck to the conical body. The base is slightly concave. The bottle is free-standing. There is no palpable pontil mark.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Small globular bottle has an in-folded rim. Cylindrical neck descends 2.6 cm. before flaring into a globular body. Base is flattened with a minor indentation but no pontil mark. The bottle is free-standing but at an angle.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Bottle has an in-folded and flattened rim. The bottom is slightly concave with no evidence of a pontil mark. The bottle is free-standing. Cylindrical neck descends 4 cm. before expanding into a globular body.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Small bottle has an in-folded rim. The neck of 1.9 cm. opens smoothly into a teardrop-shaped body. The bottom is flat; the object is free-standing at a slight angle. The neck appears to have been broken and repaired at the site of a 1.1 by 0.5 cm. hole.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Rectangular bottle is topped by a round neck. The walls are notably thick; the interior cavity appears to be oval. The rim is rounded; the base is flat. The bottle sits at an angle.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

The bottle has an egg-shaped body and a cylindrical neck. The ledge rim is in-folded and flattened so that the depth of the rim is uneven and the ledge is off-center. The bottom is flattened; the object is free-standing. There is no palpable pontil mark. The body of the bottle is not symmetrical.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Bottle is asymmetrical. The rim is in-folded and uneven in depth. The neck is an imperfect cylinder that constricts lightly before expanding into the body 2.5 cm. below the rim. The body has four uneven indentations. The bottle sits at an angle on a bottom that is slightly concave.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Bottle has a three-part shape: the cylindrical neck descends to meet a semicircle which rests in turn on a squat globular body. The rim is in-folded unevenly. The bottom is flat; the object is free-standing at a slight angle.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Olive-shaped bottle has a large funnel neck with a simple rim. The rim is almost twice the width of the body and has been attached to the glass base. The rim is fragile due to a long crack. The free-standing bottle has a flattened base. The mouth and the bottle are not the same color.


Pilgrim Bottle, Unknown Apr 2022

Pilgrim Bottle, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

The bottle was flattened on both sides after blowing. The sides are slightly concave and the rim has been cracked off. The cylindrical neck narrows slightly just before meeting the round body. The bottle has no base or pontil mark; it cannot stand.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Small bottle has a rounded base; the bottle cannot stand. A wide neck rises above the globular body. The rim is simple and slightly wider than the neck. No pontil mark is evident but the bottom of the bottle has a crater where a piece has broken out.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped bottle has a rounded base; the bottle cannot stand. The ledge rim is folded inward and flattened; the rim is uneven in depth and at a diagonal. Below the rim the bottle narrows slightly before expanding to a rounded body.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped bottle has a flattened bottom with a minor indentation but no palpable pontil mark. The vessel is free-standing although it lists. The neck and rim appear to be built up: evidence of repair material can be seen on the outside of the neck. The same material was used to create the rim. The long cylindrical neck dominates the profile of the vessel. The slender teardrop shape of the body begins below the midpoint of the bottle.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped bottle has tan deposits on the surface which obscure the base. The object is not free-standing. The rim is folded inward; the depth of the fold overhangs the diameter of the throat. The cylindrical neck is interrupted by a gentle indentation before expanding to the piriform body.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped bottle has a flattened bottom with a slight indentation but no palpable pontil mark. The rim is in-folded unevenly and flattened. The cylindrical neck widens to form the body. The neck has been broken and repaired. The diameter of the neck does not fit the diameter of the body at the break site.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped bottle has a flattened bottom with no palpable indentation or pontil mark. Bottle is free-standing. Cylindrical neck terminates in a slight indentation 3 cm. below the rim; below the indentation, the body adopts the piriform shape.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped bottle has a rounded bottom with a slight indentation but no pontil mark. The vessel is free-standing. The rim flairs outward and is folded inward unevenly. The neck is constricted before widening into the elongated body.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped bottle has a ledge rim that is folded evenly inward. The cylindrical neck is constricted before widening into the piriform body. The base is slightly concave; the object is free-standing. There is no palpable pontil mark.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped body has a ledge rim that is folded unevenly inward. The cylindrical neck has a slight constriction before assuming the piriform body. The base is flat and the object is free-standing. The pontil mark is palpable. The body is laced with deep cracks.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped bottle is free-standing but at an angle. The base is indented. Rim is in-folded evenly and flattened at an angle. Bottle has a cylindrical neck that terminates at an indentation 6.8 cm below the rim, before flaring toward the base.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Long cylindrical bottle has a piriform body on a slightly indented base. The object is free-standing. The rim is in-folded unevenly and flattened. The bottle has a small hole within the first cm. below the rim. Two long bubbles are evident near the base in an area of exposed glass.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped bottle has a flat base; the vessel is free-standing. The pontil mark is palpable. The rim is in-folded unevenly and flattened. The cylindrical neck widens to create the piriform body.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped bottle has a flat base and a long cylindrical neck. The vessel is free-standing. Rim is in-folded unevenly and flattened at an angle. The body flares gently to the rim and the base from the midsection.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped bottle has a prominent pontil mark at the base. The bottle is not free-standing. The rim is flared and in-folded unevenly. The cylindrical neck is constricted before widening into the piriform body.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped bottle has a narrow ledge rim that is folded inward. The mouth is out-of-round. The base is slighted indented and supports the freestanding vessel. The cylindrical neck is constricted and then widens to create the piriform body.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Tear-drop shaped bottle has a ledge rim that is folded inward. The cylindrical neck is constricted at 4.0 cm. below the rim before expanding into the piriform body. The base is slightly concave and the vessel is free-standing. The pontil mark is palpable. Long cracks are visible below the constriction.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Candlestick-form vessel has a funnel mouth and a simple rim. The long cylindrical neck widens at the base into a bell shape. The base in concave. The object is free-standing. The vessel was broken and repaired at the juncture of the neck and the base.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped bottle has a twist in the neck that resolves itself 1.9 cm. below the rim. The rim is in-folded and flattened. The bottom is slightly concave; the vessel is not free-standing. The pontil mark is palpable.


Unguentarium, Unknown Apr 2022

Unguentarium, Unknown

Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection

Teardrop-shaped bottle has a cracked-off rim that is out-of-round. The funnel mouth arises from a twist in the neck. The bottle is free-standing. The base is flattened with no evidence of a pontil mark.