Candlestick Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-3rd century CE
Description
Candlestick unguentarium; slightly indented base, conical body, long, tapering neck, slight flare at mouth. Intact, except for broken mouth; minimal dirt on interior, neck restored previously. Classification: Isings form 82A(1)
Dimensions
15.5 x 7.7 cm (6 1/8 x 3 1/16 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 daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).
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