Unguent bottle

This is a tall Roman discoid unguent bottle with a flared lip, long neck widening to a low slightly convex body and concave base. It is made of colourless glass, probably from the second and third quarters of the second century. These vessels were sometimes used in burials. It was found in Cyprus.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
31/1918/144
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Foreign archaeology
Collection Area Region
Southern Europe
Collector Excavator
Cobham, Claude Delaval
Material
glass
Common Name
unguent bottle
Simple Name
vessel
Period Classification
Roman Imperial - 31 BC-476 AD

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tall discoid unguent bottle