Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-2nd century CE
Description
Unguentarium; flat base, piriform body sloping into straight neck, flared lip. Intact; interior dirt accretions over light blue iridescence, light and dark brown accretions on exterior.
Dimensions
H. 7.9 x W. 2.5 x Rim diam. 2.2 cm (3 1/8 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Charles Eliot Norton and Richard Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1895), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1895.
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