Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
1st-2nd century CE
Description
Bottle; flat base, long neck, ring mouth. Intact; minimal dirt accretions on interior and exterior. Classification: Isings 28A
Dimensions
8.1 x 6.2 cm (3 3/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Charles Eliot Norton and Richard Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1895), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1895.
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