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World:Roman:Glass: Pre AD 1000: item # 537216 Aweidah Gallery -
Jerusalem based gallery P.O.Box 51067 - Jerusalem, ISRAEL
Directly from the Holy Land, Roman glass tear bottle, nicely
made in a pear-shaped body with a long cylindrical neck and a
rim folded outwards. One of the earliest types of blown-glass
vessels in an elongated bottle with a short body and a long
neck. The content of such bottles could be poured out slowly, in
tiny drops, and the small mouth was easily stoppered. This type
of bottle was popular during the Roman period all throughout the
Empire, exhibiting very little variation. Used as containers for
perfumes and scented oils, there were frequently placed in
burial caves and are thus sometimes referred to as "TEAR
BOTTLES" believed to have used for collecting the tears of
mourners . Dated from, 100 AD Measurements: Height: 9 cm -
Diameter: 3 cm Condition: Intact, not repaired