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ContainersRitual / FuneraryRoman Imperial1st-2nd century AD1199A large glass cinerary urn. The glass is a very pale green. It has two square handles from neck to shoulders. The glass is cracked in some areas. It was found with a collection of vessels in a Graeco-Roman tomb. Recovered in 1833 by Can. Giuseppe Grech, as per manuscript with drawings held in the library of the National Museum of Archaeology.Vajrinġa Street, Victoria(H) 34 x (W) 12 x (L) 22 cmGozo Museum of ArchaeologyGozo Museum of Archaeology, First Floor, Room 6 - Classical, Showcase 16VJG/G1323081UrnCaruana, A.A. Ancient Pottery from the Ancient Pagan tombs and Christian cemeteries in the Island of Malta. Malta, 1899, p.55, pl.XXIII.
Sagona, Claudia. The Archaeology of Punic Malta. Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Supplement 9. Peeters, 2002, p.1119.
Bonanno, Anthony. Malta: Phoenician, Punic and Roman. Midsea Books Ltd., 2005, pp.218-219.Heritage Malta1606GlassBlown glassAntichità trovate dal Can. Giuseppe Grech […] nei confini del Rabato dell'Isola di Gozo, nell'anno 1833. Unpublished manuscript held in the library of the National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta.