Caption

Unguentarium with carnation and a gold ribbon; bulging belly. 1st half of the 1st century BC. Type: Isings form 7. Mosaic glass small bottle with a cylindrical neck; sagging. Outer diameter of the spout: ? cm. Height: 2.9 cm. Body diameter: 2.6 cm. Bottom diameter: ? cm. Unknown workshop/creator, unknown place of origin. Vessel. Weight: 0.008 kg., A small, rounded glass vessel with a short neck and flared rim sits against a pale gray background, showing swirling bands of deep teal, turquoise, and dark blue with areas of greenish-blue; there are speckled patches of metallic gold and warm amber tones scattered across the surface, along with cloudy, translucent zones and thin pale veins where the glass appears worn or cracked, and the vessel casts a soft reflection beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_377

License type

Rights managed

Available size

20.6Mb (918.1Kb) / 8.7in x 9.2in / 2609 x 2761 (300dpi)

Keywords

Unguentarium carnation gold ribbon bulging belly 1st half 1st century BC Type Isings form 7 Mosaic glass small bottle cylindrical neck sagging Outer diameter spout cm Height 2.9 cm Body diameter 2.6 cm Bottom diameter Unknown workshop creator unknown place origin Vessel Weight 0.008 kg small rounded vessel short neck flared rim sits pale gray background showing swirling bands deep teal turquoise dark blue areas greenish-blue speckled patches metallic gold warm amber tones scattered across surface cloudy translucent zones thin pale veins worn cracked vessel casts soft reflection beneath .