VesselsRoman1st-3rd century CE
Candlestick Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-3rd century CE
Description
Candlestick unguentarium; flat base, bell-shaped body, constriction before long, thin neck (diam. 1.1 cm), flaring lip. Intact; minimal dirt accretions, iridescence on neck and rim, thick accretions on rim and neck. Classification: Isings 82a
Dimensions
H. 15 x Rim diam. 2.7 x W. 3.6 cm (5 7/8 x 1 1/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Charles Eliot Norton and Richard Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1895), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1895.
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