Unguentarium
Unguentarium
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
Date1st-2nd Century CE
DimensionsH: 3 in. (7.7 cm); Lip Diam: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); Body Diam: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled, with spiral trailed decoration.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.508
Not on View
DescriptionThis small Roman glass bottle features a spiral thread wound around its surface and melted in. It has a rounded body, tall neck, and flaring rim—all shaped by blowing molten glass.
Published ReferencesHayes, John W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1975, p. 53, no. 112. (A close parallel dated "Second half of 1st century A.D.")
1st-2nd century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
4th century
1st-2nd Century CE
Last quarter of 1st to mid-2nd century
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