Candlestick Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-3rd century CE
Description
Candlestick unguentarium; flat base, conical body, long straight neck, rolled lip. Intact; overall light brown accretions. Classification: Isings form 82A(2)
Dimensions
H. 14.6 x W. 8.9 cm (5 3/4 x 3 1/2 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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