Roman — Roman; mid 1st-early 3rd century
Flask, unguentarium
Natural green-blue glass small ointment or perfume flask (or unguentarium) with a plain, flaring rim, and traces of a pontil scar in the base. Found in 1913 in Alie Street, Tower Hamlets. In Roman times, this area was a cemetery, so the flask may have been placed in a burial.
- Category:
- Roman
- Object ID:
- A11695
- Object name:
- flask, unguentarium
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- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- Roman; mid 1st-early 3rd century
- Material:
glass
- Measurements/duration:
- H 149 mm, DM (rim) 28 mm, DM (neck) 20 mm, DM (body) 42 mm (overall)
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 40%
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- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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