Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-2nd century CE
Description
Unguentarium in transparent, blue-green glass; rounded bottom and long tubular neck; flared rim. Classificaton: Isings form 8
Dimensions
H. 13.8 x Rim diam. 2.7 x D. 2.6 cm (5 7/16 x 1 1/16 x 1 in.)
Provenance
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (by 1878-1978), transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1978.
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