Roman Glass Perfume Bottle

SKU K240 Category Antiquities

£165.00

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Description

A Roman pale blue glass unguentarium with an out-turned rim, long neck and a bulbous body. The bottle has a flattened base.

Roman eastern empire: Circa 2nd-3rd Century AD.

Condition: Complete and intact, with silvery iridescence over part of the body.

Height 10.7 cms (4.2 ins).

The long narrow neck would only have allowed small quantities at a time of the expensive contents, one of the essential oils or perfumes which would have been gathered from all corners of the expansive Roman Empire.

For similar, see item 237 Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum John W. Hayes

Context: Glass was produced in large numbers in the later Roman empire. It was used to produce items of everyday use, for keeping expensive unguents and cosmetic oils which would have been gathered from all corners of the expansive Roman Empire.

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Contact Number: 07503789204

Date Joined: 30th May 2024

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