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Piriform Unguentarium

Piriform Unguentarium

Roman

Intact piriform unguentarium of red-orange clay. The mouth is a simple ring; the neck is long with spiral trails around the outside, perhaps red paint. The body is bulbous but featureless, and the base is flat.

Terracotta

Roman Imperial period, Early

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