Rome / unguentarium / Glass

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0436
Object Name: unguentarium
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Object Category: Artifact
Object Type: Glass vessels
Full Artifact Description: Greenish blue glass. Rim appears to have been cut off. Milky weathering. Somewhat iridescent. Frosting. Material good. A few bubbles. Toilet bottle. What remains of the neck has a constriction at its base and swelling at its mid point. Oval body. Slightly concave base.; Gazda: Toilet bottle. Glass, free blown.
Subjects: undecorated
Materials: Glass

Measurements

Weight: 28g
Width: 4.0
Height: 1.4
Measurement Notes: 7.3 cm H, 3.7 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
Record: 0000.00.0436
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0436/dscn4241.jpg

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Full citation: "Rome; unguentarium; Glass." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0436/dscn4241.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2024.