ID date this item we have dug up.
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I think I read from an expert on PH, to tell when it's from you hold the vase in the palm of your hand and flick the top edge of it with your finger.
If it resonates with a 'Tiiiiiiinnnggg' it's from the Ting Dynasty
If it resonates with a 'Miiiinngg' it's from the Ming Dynasty
If it doesn't resonate it's from Argos
HTH
If it resonates with a 'Tiiiiiiinnnggg' it's from the Ting Dynasty
If it resonates with a 'Miiiinngg' it's from the Ming Dynasty
If it doesn't resonate it's from Argos
HTH
Looks like iridescent coated glass - although it could just be the lighting. The glass itself looks brown. Brown glass is often used to store light sensitive materials.
My guess is it's an old apothecary, tincture, perfume or even poison bottle - perhaps something like this.
My guess is it's an old apothecary, tincture, perfume or even poison bottle - perhaps something like this.
Edited by Moonhawk on Thursday 31st May 10:49
Ozone said:
I think I read from an expert on PH, to tell when it's from you hold the vase in the palm of your hand and flick the top edge of it with your finger.
If it resonates with a 'Tiiiiiiinnnggg' it's from the Ting Dynasty
If it resonates with a 'Miiiinngg' it's from the Ming Dynasty
If it doesn't resonate it's from Argos
HTH
That's probably racist. But I'm chinese and snorted coffee out of my nose.If it resonates with a 'Tiiiiiiinnnggg' it's from the Ting Dynasty
If it resonates with a 'Miiiinngg' it's from the Ming Dynasty
If it doesn't resonate it's from Argos
HTH
Have you found anything else in the area that might give you a vague idea of date?
I still think perfume bottle and my money would be on medieval - it has that kind of look.
Andy McConnell (the glass expert on Antiques Roadshow) is based in Rye - fairly easy to get hold of... might be worth asking him?
Have you a shot of the bottom of it?
I still think perfume bottle and my money would be on medieval - it has that kind of look.
Andy McConnell (the glass expert on Antiques Roadshow) is based in Rye - fairly easy to get hold of... might be worth asking him?
Have you a shot of the bottom of it?
Edited by NDA on Thursday 31st May 17:03
NDA said:
Have you found anything else in the area that might give you a vague idea of date?
I still think perfume bottle and my money would be on medieval - it has that kind of look.
Andy McConnell (the glass expert on Antiques Roadshow) is based in Rye - fairly easy to get hold of... might be worth asking him?
Have you a shot of the bottom of it?
Bones (animal), broken pottery, oyster shells. I still think perfume bottle and my money would be on medieval - it has that kind of look.
Andy McConnell (the glass expert on Antiques Roadshow) is based in Rye - fairly easy to get hold of... might be worth asking him?
Have you a shot of the bottom of it?
Edited by NDA on Thursday 31st May 17:03
my guess from wiki.......
An unguentarium (plural "unguentaria")[1] is a small ceramic or glass bottle found frequently by archaeologists at Hellenistic and Roman sites, especially in cemeteries.[2] Its most common use was probably as a container for oil, though it is also suited for storing and dispensing liquid and powdered substances. Some finds date into the early Christian era.[3] From the 2nd to the 6th century they are more often made of blown glass rather than clay.[4] A few examples are silver or alabaster.[5]
astroarcadia said:
Other items found at a shallower depth in the same area.......
I think you need to get the archaeologists in, those look like human femoral heads from that photo, and the pottery looks very old to me, that pot base on the right could be roman (no experience of pottery but watched a lot of time team lol)In my inexpert opinion there looks to be stuff from quite a wide spread of history there,
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