Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-2nd century CE
Description
Unguentarium; round base, piriform body, slight constriction before long, straight neck, flaring lip. Intact; iridescent patches on the interior and exterior, large patch of dirt accretion on rim. Classificaton: Isings form 8
Dimensions
H. 11.4 x Rim diam. 2.3 x W. 2 cm (4 1/2 x 15/16 x 3/4 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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