Candlestick Unguentarium
Candlestick Unguentarium
Place of OriginEgypt
DateLast quarter of 1st to mid-2nd century
DimensionsH: 8 in. (20.3 cm); Rim Diam: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Body Diam: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1101
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DescriptionThis glass bottle has a cone-shaped base and a wide rim. A white spiral thread runs from the base to the top and is melted into the glass. The rim sags slightly from the original forming process. The glass is light olive in color and contains many small air bubbles.
Last quarter of 1st to mid-2nd century
1st century CE
Mid-1st to early 2nd century CE
Late 1st-4th century CE
1st century CE
3rd-4th century CE
1st century CE
Probably 1st century
3rd-4th century CE
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