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2ND CENTURY A.D. ROMAN UNGUENTARIUM

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2ND CENTURY A.D. ROMAN UNGUENTARIUM
2ND CENTURY A.D. ROMAN UNGUENTARIUM
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Ca. 1st - 2nd Century A.D. Glass unguentarium. The vessel has a low pear-shaped body with a tall slender offset neck, flat mouth and folded-over rim, intact. Size: 4"H. From a private NYC collection. Unguentaria were the earliest shape of free-blown glass vessels throughout the Roman Empire. Probably called "ampulla" in antiquity, these all-purpose vessels were the easiest and most practical to make, as they needed very little tooling. Only the flared rim required reheating to achieve its design. These commonly used vessels were thought to carry primarily unguents, but are also believed to have carried scented oils, cosmetics, pigments, salves, medicines and dried herbs.
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Intact.
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2ND CENTURY A.D. ROMAN UNGUENTARIUM

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