[H]5.3cm __[L]4.8cm (At longest points where broken) __[W]3.8cm (At widest points where broken) __[Th] __[Diam]1.7cm (Lip)
A clear glass toiletry bottle. This bottle is jaggedly broken partway down its sides and appears to be missing its base. The slope of the walls suggest that the original vessel was an oval, conical shape with smooth sides. The neck portion appears short and cylindrical, and it attaches directly to the sloped walls without a distinguishable shoulder area. The lip has a flat top with a rounded rim and tapers down toward the neck. The bottle's opening at the rim is circular and quite small. The bottle is partially opaque, as the surface of the glass appears matte, almost like frosted glass, on the outside. There is moderate dirt and residue throughout them, but the inner surfaces are otherwise reflective and iridescent.
This neck fragment is indicated as a toiletry bottle, which classifies a range of products, including perfumes, creams, cosmetics, oils, and various other substances for personal use. The most common toiletry products in bottles were liquid, meaning that the bottles had a shorter neck and smaller bore for controlled pouring. Many toiletry bottles may have had flanged or angled lips to also ease extraction of liquid. These liquids were not carbonated, which meant that the glass could be thinner. Thicker glass and wider openings could still be found in use for thicker products, such as creams or lotions. Typically, toiletry bottles were very small and held a low volume, around ten to twelve ounces, but often even less.
