bottle
Object NameToilet Bottle (Unguentarium)
Made FromGlass
Date1-299
Place MadeEastern Mediterranean
TechniqueBlown
SizeOverall H: 16.6 cm, Diam (max): 6.5 cm
Accession Number53.1.27
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionToilet Bottle (Unguentarium). Transparent pale green glass, bubbly, with opaque white opaque glass stripes; blown. Toilet-bottle; rim outsplayed with downward slope and folded upward and inward; tall cylindrical neck with slight constriction at bottom; conical body; concave base with pontil mark; entire vessel is "marbled" with opaque white spiral stripes.Provenance
Source
Mrs. C. de la Haye Montbault
- 1953-08-01
Former Collection
Maurice Nahman
(French, 1868-1948)
1880-1950
about 450-650