Candlestick Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-3rd century CE
Description
Candlestick unguentarium; flat base, conical body, slight constriction before straight neck (diam. 1.1 cm), rolled lip. Intact; light blue iridescence on neck, dirt accretions on interior, with grooves probably due to weathering along the lip and neck. Classification: Isings form 82A(1)
Dimensions
H. 9.8 x Rim diam. 1.9 x W. 3 cm (3 7/8 x 3/4 x 1 3/16 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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