VesselsRoman1st-2nd century CE
Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-2nd century CE
Description
Unguentarium in pale green glass; piriform shape with short tubular neck; rolled rim. Classification: Isings form 28a
Dimensions
7.7 x 4.2 cm (3 1/16 x 1 5/8 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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