Title

Unguentarium

Alternative Title

Perfume bottle

Creator

Unknown

Files

Streaming Media

Contributor

Tanasi, Davide; Kingsland, Kaitlyn; Hassam, Stephan; Amico, Frank

Abstract

Teardrop-shaped bottle has a flattened bottom with no palpable indentation or pontil mark. Bottle is free-standing. Cylindrical neck terminates in a slight indentation 3 cm. below the rim; below the indentation, the body adopts the piriform shape.

Keywords

Glass Unguentarium

Description

1 bottle : glass

Subject: topical

Perfume bottles, Glass containers

Material

Glass

Dimensions

7.6 x 1.9-2.4 cm.

Time Period

1st century CE

Discovery Location

Eastern Mediterranean region

Language

English

Physical Collection ID

R30

Genre

Unguentaria

Format

Digital 3D model

Holding Location

University of South Florida. Library. Special Collections Department (LOC)

Collection

Farid Karam Lebanon Collections of Antiquities

Notes

citation/reference: Stuart J. Fleming, Roman glass: reflections of everyday life; Yael Israeli, Ancient glass in the Israel Museum. Color: Clear glass, blue tinge, bluish-green iridescence, slight brownish encrustation. View description: Side view.

Physical Collection

Farid Karam Collection of Graeco-Roman Antiquities

Box Number

1

Equipment

Nikon D3400, AF-P Nikon 18-55 mm 1:3.5-5.6G

Identifier

R30-00099

Capture Technique

Digital Photogrammetry, Agisoft Photoscan Professional 1.4.4

Affiliation

University of South Florida. Department of History (LOC)

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Unguentarium" (2022). Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection. 100.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/karam/100