Piriform Bottle (Unguentarium)
Piriform Bottle (Unguentarium)
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century CE
DimensionsH: 3 3/16 in. (8.2 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm); Body Diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled. Opaque white trailed on and marvered in.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1133
Not on View
DescriptionThis small bottle was made in the 1st century CE from golden amber glass. A white spiral thread is embedded from the base to the rim. The rim is carefully folded, and the neck narrows slightly above a pear-shaped body. It was made using free-blown techniques and has a flat base.
Last quarter of 1st to mid-2nd century
1st-2nd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
Second half of fourth century
2nd century
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