Unguentarium (perfume bottle)
1st-4th century CE
Description
Unguentarium; pointed bottom (solid) becomes larger, then narrows at deep constriction before neck (diam. 1.1 cm). Cut off at mouth; white shiny accretions on the outside over areas of iridescence. Classification: Isings form 8/27
Dimensions
H. 9 x W. 1.9 cm (3 9/16 x 3/4 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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