Bronze and enamel unguentarium (oil bottle)

            Roman craftsmen constructed this unusually shaped bronze bottle from six trapezoidal panels soldered together and set on a tall foot. Mosaic glass, in the floral design referred to in the past as millefiori, has been fused into recesses in each of the side panels and around the neck of the vessel. Small panels of white rosettes set in blue glass adorn the upper and lower areas of the side panels; the middle areas have deteriorated and discolored. Blue and vermilion enamel decorate the handle attachments and the lid.

The bottle's hexagonal shape and its colorful enamel decoration are both hallmarks of workshops in northern Gaul and the Rhineland.

Gallo-Roman
ca. 200-250 CE
Created: Anthée (perhaps), Gaul
Bronze with mosaic enamel

Getty Villa Museum (96.AC.201)
   

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Taken on: March 13, 2024

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