Fusiform Bottle (Unguentarium)
Fusiform Bottle (Unguentarium)
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century CE
DimensionsH: 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); Rim Diam: 1 in. (2.54 cm); Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown, threads picked up, reinflated, and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.554
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DescriptionThis long, narrow bottle was made by shaping dark blue glass and adding white threads to create a decorative pattern. The threads form loops around the body and continue up the neck.
1st century CE
1st century CE
Early to mid-1st century CE
1st century CE
1st century CE
1st century CE (or modern?)
1st century CE
1st century CE
1st century CE
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