Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-2nd century CE
Description
Intact ungentarium of pale blue-green glass. Round spherical bottom; tall tubular neck; flat rim. Classification: C. Isings, Roman Glass from Dated Finds (Djakarta: Groningen, 1957), form 6/26.
Dimensions
4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.)
Provenance
Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were the daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).
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