Purple Roman Blown Glass Unguent Bottle, 3 BCAugust 2014 Auction by Antiques-Art.comA fine Roman blown glass bottle in a deep amethyst color. Most likely a medicinal flask or unguent vial. It is evenly translucent with very little earthen deposits and encrustation. Quite rare and beautifully well preserved, it dates circa 1st-3rd century A.D. Measurements 4.75" x 3".
