Roman
Unguentarium or amphoriskos
core wound glass 16.3 x 4.8 cm
Classification
- Object type
- Glass vessel
- Shape
- BottleUnguentarium
- Material
- Glass and faienceGlass
- Period
- probablyHellenistic and RomanHellenistic
- Date
- 100 BC - 50 AD
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