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FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE 20TH CENTURY
Lot 16:
A small unguent bottle of yellow glass originating from the Eastern Mediterranean. The bottle has a many faceted body with various depictions of amphorae and other vessels surrounding the center. From the body rises a slender neck which flares back out into a funnel shape at the mouth. This style of bottle was often used for perfumes in the ancient world.
Eastern Mediterranean – ca 1st Century AD
H: 3 in., (7.6 cm.)
Condition: Good overall, with sediment across much of surface and iridescence consistent with burial.
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