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Piriform Bottle (Unguentarium)
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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
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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.

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