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aryballos
;
perfume-bottle
Object Type
aryballos
perfume-bottle
Museum number
1868,0110.463
Description
Deep amber blown glass aryballos with an outsplayed rounded rim, a cylindrical neck, a squat globular body and a flattened base with no pontil mark.
Cultures/periods
Roman
Production date
1 - 100
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Corfu
(said to be from)
Materials
glass
Type series
Antonaras 2017, no.122
(variant b)
Technique
blown
Dimensions
Diameter:
4.90 centimetres
Height:
5.80 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
James Woodhouse
Acquisition date
1868
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1868,0110.463
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
DBH.1861