VesselsRoman4th-5th century CE

Double Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)

4th-5th century CE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Free-blown glass

Medium

Pale green glass

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine

Century

4th-5th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

5.8 w. at top x 13.4 cm (2 5/16 x 5 1/4 in.)

Provenance

F. Maurice Newton, New York City, NY (by 1944), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1944.

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