Roman 'Fluted and Trailed' Unguentarium Glass Bottle
Glass, 14.14 grams, 56.31 mm. Circa 3rd-4th century AD. A translucent pale-green glass bottle with a short flared neck with applied-trail decoration; the neck emerges from the bulbous body with vertical fluting and a shallow dimpled base. Reference: cf. Roman glassware from British finds in Allen, D. Roman Glass in Britain, Princes Risborough, 1998. Extremely fine condition, complete. Provenance: from an old English collection.