Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-2nd century CE
Description
Unguentarium; flat base, piriform body, constriction before straight neck (diam. 1.1 cm), rolled lip. Intact; light brown iridescence. Classification: Isings form 8/28
Dimensions
6.2 x 2.3 cm (2 7/16 x 7/8 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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