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Unguentarium

Object Number:86-35-61
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Roman
Provenience: Mediterranean
Period: Roman Period
Section:Mediterranean
Materials:Glass
Height: 29 cm
Outside Diameter:3.1 cm
Credit Line:Gift of George and Henry J. Vaux, 1985
Other Number:GL16 (Ancient Glass Project) - Other Number

Description

Green glass tubular unguentarium. Round bottom; long slightly tapering cylindrical body; constricted body/neck joint; short neck; horizontal rolled rim. Much encrustation and irridescence.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change (27 Sep 1997 - 18 Jun 1998) View Objects in Exhibition

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