Miniature Roman Glass Unguentarium - Cobalt Blue Hue

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A free-blown glass unguentarium of a classic form, a petite size, and a brilliant cobalt blue hue. The vessel has a slightly concave base with a nice pontil mark, a piriform body that tapers upwards to a tubular neck that is pinched slightly at the base, and a folded lip. The vessel's elegant presentation is further embellished with accents of silvery iridescence! Size: 1.2" in diameter x 3.05" H (3 cm x 7.7 cm)

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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Condition Report: Minute area of restoration on the rim; this is well done and very difficult to see. Also a small surface chip from the lower body that does not perforate the vessel. Otherwise in beautiful condition and graced by nice traces of silvery iridescence. There is also a nice pontil mark on the underside of the base. A pontil scar or mark indicates that a vessel was free-blown, while the absence of such a mark suggests that the work was either mold-blown or that the mark was intentionally smoothed away or wore away over time.