Roman Glass Unguentarium 1st – 2nd Century A.D

Description

Heading : Roman bottle “unguentarium”
Date : 1st – 2nd Century A.D
Period : Roman Empire
Origin : Throughout the Roman Empire. probably Egypt
Colour : Light amber hues
Body : Furnace finished folded rim with a nipped pouring lip. Cylinrical neck leading to a bulbous body with a convex base and no pontil mark. What this lacks in irredecence it makes up for with its ribbon like internal residue showing the ground levels as it was buried in time
Glass Type : ‘Soda-lime’
Size : 7.6cm tall and 3.7cm in diameter
Condition : Excellent. no chips cracks or scratching
Restoration : None
Weight : 13 grams

The Romans were far more attentive to matters of personal hygiene than most Britons were 1800 years later. Precious scented oils were deemed to be essentials that one would need on the journey to chthonic pleasures in the after life.