Rome / unguentarium / Glass / Paint

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Record Details

Object Identifier
0000.00.0432
Object Name
unguentarium
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

Record
0000.00.0432
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0432/dscn4239.jpg

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"Rome; unguentarium; Glass; Paint." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0432/dscn4239.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 04, 2024.
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