Ca. 100-200 AD.A candlestick unguentarium in blue glass, featuring a short bell-shaped body, a long cylindrical neck, and a mouth with a rolled rim. Unguentaria usually contained perfume and oil, both precious materials during the Roman Empire which were used both in private life and public ceremonies and even funerals. Candlestick unguentaria are among the most widespread glass shapes and have been recovered across the Roman Empire. For a similar example, see The British Museum, Museum number 1842,0728.575.Size: L:190mm / W:80mm ; 160gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s; Ex. Swiss private collection.