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Toilet Bottle
(Roman Empire )
This translucent blue blown glass bottle, also known as a candlestick unguentarium, sits on a flat base and has a globular shaped body. The cylindrical neck tapers up towards the flat disk rim. Vessels of this shape, ranging from smaller, palm sized examples all the way up to larger versions such as this one, would have been used to hold valuable oils and perfumes. This form became popular beginning in the 2nd century CE and examples have been found throughout the Roman Empire, from France and Spain to sites in the East such as Dura Europas.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Paul Gore Hall, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Dr. James R. Duke, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2003, by gift.
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 11/16 x W: 3 11/16 in. (22.1 x 9.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. James R. Duke, 2003
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
47.737