Tubular Bottle (Unguentarium)

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Tubular Bottle (Unguentarium)

Artist Unidentified

Period Roman Empire (Ancient Roman, 27 BCE-395 CE)

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date1st-2nd century CE

DimensionsH: 4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm); Diam: 1 1/32 in. (2.6 cm); Thickness: 1/16 in. (0.1 cm)

Mediumglass

ClassificationGlass

Object number

1908.43

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DescriptionThis bottle, classified as a tubular unguentarium (Class IA1), is made of transparent pale green glass with medium-thin walls. It was formed using free-blowing and tooling techniques and does not have a pontil mark. The rim is everted and rounded in a flame. The cylindrical neck has a constriction at its base. The body is tubular with convex sides comprising two-thirds of the total height. The base is flattened. Air bubbles are present: spherical in the lower body, vertically elongated in the upper body, and linear in the neck.