Description:

**Originally Listed at $125**

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pretty blown glass jar with a piriform lower body and a long, cylindrical neck terminating in a flat rim. The glass was once translucent blue-green, but age has given its outer surface a stunning iridescent sheen. Size: 1.7" W x 5.55" H (4.3 cm x 14.1 cm)

These bottles would have been used to transport and preserve unguents and cosmetics; their narrow necks prevented evaporation. The use of perfumes and cosmetics was so widespread in Roman society that encyclopedist Pliny the Elder and the satirist Martial, both writing in the 1st century CE, bemoaned and ridiculed the habits of Roman citizens for smothering their hair and body in the costly scented oils. Unguentaria like these would have been used daily in the household and probably buried with their owners.

Provenance: Ex- Collection of James Farmer, Maryland, collected from major galleries and auction houses between 1995 and 2005

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  • Condition: Intact, with iridescent patina in some areas, especially on the lower body, and with encrusted deposits on the interior.

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