Perfumed oil bottle (unguentarium)
Date1st century BCE - 1st century CE
Periodlate Hellenistic to early Roman Empire
CultureCypriot
MediumCeramic (wheelmade)
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.879
On View
Not on viewDiameter (max, body): (2 7/16 in.) 6.27 cm
rim diameter exterior: (1 5/16 in.) 3.3 to 3.35 cm
interior diameter rim/neck: (3/8 in.) 0.96 to 1.03
neck diameter at bottom: (15/16 in.) 2.45 cm
neck diameter below rim: (7/8 in.) 2.26 cm
base diameter: 1 1/2 in.) 3.87 cm
wall thickness: (1/8 in.) 0.3 cm
Medium Details
Color
Fabric: 5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow); core 5YR 6/6 (reddish yellow)
Inclusions
many small sand and lime
800-650 BCE
800-650 BCE
second quarter of the 5th c. BCE
3rd century CE
620-590 BCE
late 1st–mid-2nd century CE
8th century BCE
