Unguentarium
1st-2nd century CE
Description
Unguentarium; rounded base, piriform body, slight constriction before widening neck, flaring mouth. Intact; dirt on interior, opalescent, iridescent exterior.
Dimensions
H. 7 x W. 1.7 cm (2 3/4 x 11/16 in.)
Provenance
E. Bayliss, (by 1913), gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1913-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977.
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