古羅馬帝國 玻璃 Unguentarium, Balsamarium - 17 cm

古羅馬 帝國玻璃香油瓶/膏脂瓶 - 17厘米
1st - 2nd Century AD

Ancient Roman Unguentarium
/balsamarium from the Empire period.

Description :
Roman unguentarium
/balsamarium from the 1st-2nd Century AD (Empire period). Size: 17 x 6 cm

- Long, narrow neck: allowed controlled, slow pouring of oils, perfumes, or ointments.
--Spherical base: typical of small vessels intended to hold liquids.
- Part of the rim broken : It doesn't impact the beauty of the object.

This type of flask was most likely used to store perfumed oils, cosmetics, or medicinal liquids.
In the Roman period, such vessels (often called unguentaria) were used in daily grooming and hygiene, and were also commonly placed in burials as grave goods.

Literature : Temür, A., & Özbilgin, Ö. (2023). Glass unguentaria from Samsun Museum. Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 10(1), 163–181. https://doi.org/10.14795/j.v10i1.810

Condition: Good, small chip at the rim.

Provenance : Bought at the Parisian (France) auction house D., by the auctioneer
A.G.
This unguentarium has been expertised by the French collection expert Florian Bourguet.
Before that, French Private collection.

The anonymized invoice from the auctioneer will be included.

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