A Roman pale blue glass unguents toilet bottle with an out-turned rim, relatively long neck with a tooled indent at the base, and a small conical body. The bottle has a flattened base.
 
Roman Eastern Empire: Circa 2nd-3rd Century AD.
 
Condition: Complete and intact, with silvery iridescence over part of the body.
Height 10.3 cms (4 ins).
 
Provenance: Purchased from UK collection of P.C. 1990-2010
 
For similar use of indents, see item 425; Ancient Glass in the National Museums Scotland; C. S. Lightfoot.
 
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