A small Roman green glass ointment pot with an out turned rim and short neck widening to a truncated body. The bottle has a flattened base.
 
Circa 2nd-3rd Century AD.
 
Condition: Complete and intact, with yellow pretty encrustations and iridescence.
Height 35 mms (1.4 ins)
 
Purchased from UK collection of P.C. 1990-20107
 
For similar examples see items 172; Roman Glass and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum; John W. Hayes. See also plate E.34; Roman Glass, Reflections on Cultural Change; Stuart J. Fleming
 
See our blog post on Roman glass