Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-2nd century CE
Description
Unguentarium in transluscent, pale blue glass; slightly piriform body and tubular neck; flat on the bottom; flared rim.
Dimensions
11.8 x 2.4 cm (4 5/8 x 15/16 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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