VesselsGraeco-Roman

Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)

Description

Unguentarium; flat base, spherical body, straight neck (diam. 1.1 cm), rolled lip. Intact; white and light brown accretions and iridescence.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Free-blown glass

Medium

Colorless glass

Culture

Graeco-Roman

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.7 x 2.8 cm (1 7/8 x 1 1/8 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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