Rome / unguentarium / Glass / Paint

About this Item

Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0432
Object Name: unguentarium
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Object Category: Artifact
Object Type: Glass vessels
Full Artifact Description: Pale blue glass. Intact. Material fair. Pinprick bubbles. Frosting, milky weathering and iridescence. Golden brown areas. Three small red marks on neck which may be paint or polish which was dripped on at a later date. Toilet bottle, lacrimatory type. Unworked rim outsplayed. Cylindrical neck with a slight constriction at its base. Drop-shaped body. Slightly concave base.; Gazda: Toilet bottle. Glass, free blown.
Subjects: undecorated
Materials: Glass; Paint

Measurements

Weight: 14g
Width: of base: 2.5
Height: 7.8
Measurement Notes: 7.8 cm H, 2.6 cm W

Date

Date: 1st - 2nd C AD

Provenance

Provenance: Italy
Site: Rome

Publications and Exhibitions

Exhibitions: Case 26 - Health and Beauty. 2009.

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 2272 x 1704
File Size: 128 KB
Record: 0000.00.0432
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0432/0000_00_0432p02.tif

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IIIF

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