Glass, 50.51 grams, 68.66 mm. Circa 1st-3rd century AD. A translucent green glass perfume bottle with convex base (no pontil mark), long narrow neck and squat bulbous body; the rim is funicular and everted. There is a bubble in the glass of the base, and a pinch at the base of the neck. This form of vessel is known as a 'candlestick' due to its slender proportions. They were used to store perfumes, as well as ointments, cosmetics and honey. Reference: cf. Roman unguentarium illustrated in Whitehouse, D. Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997 item 270. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.