Candlestick Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
VesselsRoman1st century CE

Candlestick Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)

1st century CE

Description

Bottle; flat base, flattened oblate body, long straight neck, flattened ring mouth. Intact; some minor dirt on interior and exterior, large, light brown flakes of accretion in interior. Classification: Isings 28b

Classification
Vessels
Technique
Free-blown glass
Medium
Yellow-green glass
Culture
Roman
Period
Roman period
Century
1st century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

11.6 x 6.8 cm (4 9/16 x 2 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Florence and Mason Hammond, Cambridge, MA (1970-2002), by descent; to Anstiss Krueck, Chicago, IL, Florence Phillips, Cos Cob, CT and Elizabeth Llewellyn, London (2002-2003), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

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