STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIUM for Sale

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STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIUM For Sale

This stunningly beautiful, perfectly formed, translucent, pale green roman glass bottle dates from between 100 and 300 AD. With

no breaks or repairs this bottle stands 5 inches tall with a flattened lip 1 5/16 in diameter. The bulbuls body, which is 2 inches at

its widest tapers to an elongated neck. The bottle is flat "3/8 inch" on the bottom. This pale green artifact still presents encrustations

and dirt aggregates from its original location.

An unguentarium is a small ceramic or glass bottle found by archaeologist at Hellenistic and Roman sites especially in cemeteries.

Its most common use was probably as a container for oils, though it was also suited for storing and dispensing liquid and powdered

substances. Unguentarians were most often made of blown glass. By the 1st century AD, the technique of glass-blowing

revolutionized the art of glass making and allowed for the production of small medicine, incense and perfume containers in

new and desirable forms. Glass unguentary bottles & vessels of various shapes were made with blow-pipe, free blown or mold

blown and were found throughout the ancient Roman Empire from Egypt to Cologne. Most of these such as this one were blown

using transparent glass. Some scholars view the unguentarium as a lacrimarium (tear vile) that contained unguents and was to

be buried with the deceased.

Provenance - Denver Natural History Museum, Denver Colorado

This bottle is guaranteed authentic. The images. sizes, and descriptions in this listing are accurate. A full refund (subject to the

return of this item in its original condition) will be made up to 14 days from its receipt if the buyer establishes that this bottle is not

authentic. A full refund excludes seller shipping costs.

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