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
Not on View
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.
Mid-first to early second century
Last quarter of 1st to mid-2nd century
Probably first century
1st century CE
Late 1st-4th century CE
1st-2nd century CE
Late 2nd to early 3rd century CE
4th-5th century CE
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