Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-2nd century CE
Description
Bottle; slightly indented base, piriform body, straight neck, rolled lip. Intact; pearly opalescence on the exterior, extensive flaking in the interior. Classification: Isings form 28A
Dimensions
H. 15.3 x Rim diam. 3.6 x W. 9 cm (6 x 1 7/16 x 3 9/16 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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