Unguentarium

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

Place of OriginRoman Levant

Date2nd-4th century CE

DimensionsWt: 0.7 lb. (0.3 kg); H: 6 9/16 in. (16.6 cm)
Body H: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); Diam: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); Rim Diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm)

Mediumglass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1908.48

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DescriptionFree-blown and tooled, no pontil mark. Broad tubular rim, outsplayed horizontally; rolled inward, and roughly flattened. Tall, slighly concave neck with a pronounced constriction at its base. Small, squat bulbous body about one-eighth of the total height, with greatest diameter near the bottom. Slightly concave bottom. Medium thin glass. A few small spherical bubbles in body. Color: Transparent natural pale green.