VesselsRoman1st-3rd century CE
Candlestick Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-3rd century CE
Description
Candlestick unguentarium; slightly indented base, bell-shaped body, long straight neck, wide flat ring lip (irregular). Intact; iridescent sheen, dirt accretions on interior and exterior. Classification: Isings form 82a
Dimensions
21.8 x 6.6 cm (8 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Charles Eliot Norton and Richard Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1895), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1895.
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