Glass perfume bottle

Roman

Not on view

Large candlestick unguentarium.
Colorless.
Tubular rim folded out, down, over and pressed into top of mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards, with slight indent around base; narrow horizontal shoulder; squat sloping body, expanding downwards; flat bottom.
Intact; many pinprick and elongated bubbles; deep pitting, dulling, and brilliant iridescence on exterior; limy encrustation and thick brown weathering on interior.

Glass perfume bottle, Glass, Roman

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