Unguentarium
The Roman glass bottle for oils and scents, with a long neck and a round or spindle-shaped body.
The unguentarium was a small bottle for perfumed oils and ointments. It was blown of glass after glassblowing was invented in the early Roman period, which made the bottles cheap enough to be used by many.
Many have been found in graves. The rainbow shimmer of the surface has arisen from the glass’s long time in the earth and was not there originally.
Materials: Blown glass, often pale blue or green
Manufacture: Blown by hand by Roman glassblowers and used in the home, in the bath and as a grave gift.
The long, slender neck.
The small, often bulb-shaped body.
The iridescent surface after centuries in the ground.