Piriform Bottle (Unguentarium)
Piriform Bottle (Unguentarium)
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st-2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm); Rim Diam: 5/8 in. (1.5 cm); Body Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1125
Not on View
DescriptionThis glass bottle was made in the 1st to 2nd century CE. It is yellow-green in color and made from very thin glass. The vessel has a folded rim, a tall neck, and a pear-shaped body. Its condition is weathered, and the base is flat.
1st-2nd century CE
2nd century
1st-2nd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
2nd-3rd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
1st century CE
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