Piriform Bottle (Unguentarium)
Piriform Bottle (Unguentarium)
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm); Rim Diam: 1 in. (2.6 cm); Body Diam: 2 3/8 in. (6.0 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1131
Not on View
DescriptionMedium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Transparent natural green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering.
Free-blown; no trace of pontil mark.
Rim folded outward, upward, and inward. Cylindrical neck with tool mark at its base. Piriform body. Base flattened.
CLASSIFICATION: Isings 1957, Form 28.
1st century CE
1st-2nd century CE
2nd century
3rd-4th century CE
Second half of sixth to early seventh century
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