Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-2nd century CE
Description
Unguentarium; flat base, piriform body, deep constriction before slightly bulging neck. Broken at mouth; opaque orange to purple iridescence cover much of the vessel. Classification: Isings form 8/28
Dimensions
8.9 x 2.5 cm (3 1/2 x 1 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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