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Small Unguentarium (perfume bottle)

Made By Syrian
Made By Roman
Date1-99 AD
PeriodRoman Imperial Period
DimensionsOverall: 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm)
rim: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm)
Classification(s)
  • ANCIENT
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles T. Cook
Object number30.1.21
DescriptionFairly thick natural greenish-blue glass. Elongated, drop-shaped body. Irregular cut-and-polished rim. Wider cylindrical neck with constriction at bottom. Glass thickens toward rounded base. Incrustation inside, some iridescence and patches of creamy weathering.
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