Object Description
An ancient Roman, blown glass flask, likely used to contain ointments (unguent), medicine, cosmetics or perfume. It has a conical body tapered gently to a rounded flat base, a long narrow cylindrical neck and a small out-sprayed flat rim folded up and inwards. The vessel is made from natural glass, a slight pale blue-green hue to its colouring, with beautiful iridescence throughout its body. Very fine vertical grooves on the neck develop into undulating grooves on the body, consistent of the glass-blowing production technique. A crescent shaped stress crack can be seen stretching from the shoulder of the flask to its body.
Date: Circa 1st – 2nd century AD