Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-3rd century CE
Description
Bottle; slightly indented flat base, conical body, straight neck (diam. 2 cm), rolled lip. Intact; dirt accretion on exterior over opaque purple-blue-green iridescence. Classificaton: Isings form 28B
Dimensions
H. 13.8 x Rim diam. 3.6 x W. 4 cm (5 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Charles Eliot Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1902), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1902.
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