Roman Unguentarium with Knobs

Culture: Egyptian

Period: Late 2nd century A.D.

Material: Glass

Dimensions: 8.4 cm high

Price: Reserved

Ref: 3729

Provenance: German collection Fritz Kolb (1926-2024) in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany. Acquired on 22 August 1975 by the art gallery Aloys Faust in Cologne, Germany. With the original certificate.

Condition: Intact, in some areas with encrustation.

Description: Wonderfully in gold colours shimmering Roman unguentarium with 18 knobs distributed in three rows. Also called “warts glass” has an ovoid body on a flattened base. On tops sits a small funnel-shaped spout which enabled the exact dosage of the high-quality liquid.