Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-2nd century CE
Description
Bottle; flat base, piriform body, slight constriction, neck bulges out slightly then narrows before the mouth, rolled lip. Remains of trailed decoration along lower half of neck. Intact; exterior has been cleaned, dirt accretions on interior, crack in mouth and neck. Classification: Isings form 28A
Dimensions
H. 16.2 x Rim diam. 3.6 x W. 8.4 cm (6 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 3 5/16 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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