VesselsRoman1st-3rd century CE

Candlestick Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)

1st-3rd century CE

Description

Candlestick unguentarium; flat base, conical body, long, straight neck (diam. 1.1 cm), rolled lip. Intact; minimal dirt accretions on the exterior and interior, long grooves on the neck near the rim are possibly elongated bubbles. Classification: Isings form 82B(1)

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Free-blown glass

Medium

Pale blue-green glass

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period

Century

1st-3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 10.8 x Rim diam. 1.7 x W. 3.1 cm (4 1/4 x 5/8 x 1 1/4 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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