Unguentarium
Description
Unguentarium; flat base, piriform body, constriction before straight neck, rolled lip. Intact; iridescence on interior, crack in rim, closed with modern textile stopper, contains dirt.
Dimensions
H. 6 x W. 2.6 cm (2 3/8 x 1 in.)
Provenance
Bettina Jane Kahnweiler, New York City, NY (by 1935), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1935.
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