coolancientstuff:Roman glass unguentarium in the form of a dove, containing the remains of a balsam
coolancientstuff:Roman glass unguentarium in the form of a dove, containing the remains of a balsam Sealed since its manufacture, containing the remains of balsam and the liquid in which it was once suspended. The vessel would be blown and filled through either the open tail or beak, which would then be reheated to seal it. Accessing the contents would require snapping off the beak or tail, which in this case was never done.Dated to the 2nd half of the 1st c. CE.Found at Rovasenda (Vc). -- source link