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Southeast Asian Archaeological Site Reports

The Empress Place (EMP) Site: A Preliminary Report

Dataset: Glass Modern 19th–20th

Artifact Number↕Unit↕Spit↕Number of Pieces↕Width (cm)↕Length (cm)↕Weight (g)↕Thickness (cm)↕Diameter (cm)↕Remarks↕
EMPGM0001Salvage1GlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBase15.216.94240.64.8Flat bottle base. Bottle neck intact. Undecorated on both sides. Clear glass.
EMPGM0002F21GlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryUnknownBody22Broken glass sherds. Undecorated on both sides. Green glass.
EMPGM0003D31GlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBody (with decoration)17.29.3890.7Bottle. Raised letter "E" on exterior. Undecorated on interior. Clear glass
EMPGM0004D32GlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleMouth13.311.81050.62.6Bottle mouth, neck and shoulder. Ridges near mouth. Green glass.
EMPGM0005SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleNeck13.75.7780.5Bottle neck. Undecorated on both sides, Green glass
EMPGM0006A3GlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBase18.38.73481.58.3Bottle base with concaved part. Undecorated on both sides.
EMPGM0007SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryUnknownBody249Broken glass sherds. Undecorated on both sides. Some pearlescent deposits on surface. Green glass.
EMPGM0008SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryCupRim158.2460.15Straight rim. Stem of glass intact. Undecorated on both sides. Clear glass.
EMPGM0009SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBase12.16.9940.36.5Flat bottle base. Undecorated on both sides. Clear glass
EMPGM0010SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryCupBase12.25.7600.65.7Base of Cup/Goblet. Undecorated on both sides.
EMPGM0011SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBody171Broken glass sherd. Undecorated on both sides. Clear glass.
EMPGM0012SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleMouth12.74.9210.72Bottle mouth. Ridge on interior near mouth. greenish clear glass. Undecorated exterior.
EMPGM0013SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBody (with decoration)136.1150.4Raised letters "LIC" on exterior. Undecorated on interior. Greenish clear glass.
EMPGM0014SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryUnknownBody (with decoration)133.4100.7Raised letter "E" on exterior. clear glass.
EMPGM0015SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryUnknownBody12Broken glass shard. Undecorated on both sides. Clear glass.
EMPGM0016SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBase17.57.91991.56.5Bottle base with concave part. Undecorated on both sides. Green glaze.
EMPGM0017SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBase13.56.7640.6Concave part of bottle base, no edge of base, unable to measure diameter. Undecorated. Green glass.
EMPGM0018SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBase15.881681.26Base of bottle with concaved part. Undecorated on both sides. Some pearlescent residue on surface. Green glass.
EMPGM0019SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBody144Concave part of wine bottle base. Undecorated. Green Glass.
EMPGM0020SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryUnknownBody144Broken glass sherd. Undecorated on both sides. Green glass.
EMPGM0021SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBase14.75.4310.9Bottle base. Broken off, unable to measure diameter. Undecorated on both sides. Green glass.
EMPGM0022SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryUnknownBody737Broken glass sherds. Undecorated.
EMPGM0023C5GlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBody467Broken glass sherds. Undecorated. Some green glass, one clear glass.
EMPGM0024SalvageSurfaceGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBase14.96.3381.49Bottle base, possibly wine bottle. Undecorated.
EMPGM0025SalvageSurfaceGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryUnknownBody19149Broken glass sherds, undecorated. Some pearlescent reside on some sherds.
EMPGM0026SalvageSurfaceGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleMouth11.72.42.20.33Bottle mouth. Some orange and pearlescent deposits on exterior. Green glass.
EMPGM0027Salvage1GlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryUnknownBody12.2Broken glass sherd. Undecorated on both sides. Clear glass.
EMPGM0028SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBase11.36.215.51.4Small bottle. Squarish base, unable to measure diameter. Neck of bottle intact. Clear glass.
EMPGM0029SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBase11.55.618.51.5Small bottle. Squarish base, unable to measure diameter. part of neck of bottle intact. Clear glass.
EMPGM0030SalvageGlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleBase11.75.119.41.6Small bottle. Squarish base, unable to measure diameter. part of neck of bottle intact. Clear glass.
EMPGM0031D21GlassUnknown/OthersEuropean19th century,20th centuryBottleNeck11.42.13.51.4Neck of small bottle.
Artifact Number↕Unit↕Spit↕Number of Pieces↕Width (cm)↕Length (cm)↕Weight (g)↕Thickness (cm)↕Diameter (cm)↕Remarks↕

Supported by National Heritage Board Heritage Research Grant, Singapore. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Heritage Board, Singapore.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56159.sitereport11