Tiny Green and Blue Ancient Roman Glass Bottle/ Unguentaria San Jose Mission Pottery with the gilding around the

with the gilding around the edges of the dish mostly worn away

with a strong Cubist influence as well

and porcupine quills popping out everywhere--at an antique shop in Newburyport

with a carved circle detail at the very top

Tiny Green and Blue Ancient Roman Glass Bottle/ Unguentaria San Jose Mission Pottery with the gilding around theI've developed something on an obsession for ancient Roman glass, the existence and endurance of which feels quite miraculous to me, and I find it fantastically beautiful. And while larger pieces are truly spectacular, a tiny bottle like this is equally thrilling to me, including for the fact that such a small thing with nearly 2000 years on it has found its way to me! I am no expert but I have been trying to look and learn. Based on the form and deep