Unguentarium (small bottle used for liquids)
Unguentarium (small bottle used for liquids)

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Ancient Mediterranean Art

Unguentarium (small bottle used for liquids),

4th–5th century CE

Roman Imperial Period to Late Antiquity, ca. 476–700 CE, ca. 30 BCE–476 CE
y1961-338

Information

Title
Unguentarium (small bottle used for liquids)
Dates

4th–5th century CE

Medium
Transparent light green glass
Dimensions
h. 14 cm., diam. rim 3 cm., max. diam. 8.2 cm. (5 1/2 x 1 3/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Sampson, Class of 1914, for the Alden Sampson Collection
Object Number
y1961-338
Place Made

Levant (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Turkey, and adjacent areas)

Description
In-folded and flattened rim; cylindrical neck; lentoid body. Thick coil wound spirally around the lower part of the neck, and zigzag coil around the upper part of neck. At the center of the bottom is an annular pontil mark, 1.1 cm. wide.
Culture
Roman (style or period)
Period
Imperial (Roman), Late Antique
Type
flasks (bottles)
Materials
free-blown glass
Subject
glassblowing

Given to the Museum by Edward Sampson as part of the Alden Sampson Collection

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