Candlestick Unguentarium
Artist
Unidentified artist
CultureRoman
Date2nd century
Mediumglass, pale gray iridescence
Dimensions6 5/16 x 3 3/4 in. (16 x 9.5 cm)
Classificationsglassware
Credit LineGift of Professor and Mrs. Herbert Bodman
Object number75.3.22
DescriptionThis shape of candlestick unguentarium has many parallels among vases from Cyprus and the Syria-Palestine region, where it probably originates. Used for perfume and oil, the tall, narrow neck enabled pouring small amounts at a time and slowed evaporation of the liquid. This type of glass vessel with cone-shaped body and tall neck was made in the second century CE and is found in many parts of the Roman Empire, both east and west.On View
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