Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
VesselsRoman1st-2nd century CE

Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)

1st-2nd century CE

Description

Unguentarium in pale green glass; piriform shape with short tubular neck; rolled rim. Classification: Isings form 28a

Classification
Vessels
Technique
Free-blown glass
Medium
Pale green glass
Culture
Roman
Period
Roman period
Century
1st-2nd century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

7.7 x 4.2 cm (3 1/16 x 1 5/8 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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