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Glass home: Phials and flasks (including bath-flasks).

Glass object

flask; candlestick unguentarium

Accession number: 19838
Production date: Roman
Material: glass
Measurements: DM (body) 35 mm; DM (neck) 13 mm; H 84 mm
Museum Section: Roman
Summary: Colour: natural green-blue. Moderate quality glass, quite thick for size, with many elongated bubbles. Little weathering. Parts present: body, neck (vessel complete except for one sherd from the body and the entire rim). Isings form 82b2. Slightly pushed-up base, with pontil mark; long neck and small body volume. From Walbrook stream bed. [wrong image attached].
Location: Object stored at Mortimer Wheeler House (Ceramics and Glass store)

Mortimer Wheeler House, 46 Eagle Wharf Road, London N1 7ED Tel: +44 (0)20 7490 8447 E-mail: ceramics@museumoflondon.org.uk

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