1977.216.3263: Unguentarium
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1977.216.3263
- Title
- Unguentarium
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 1st-2nd century CE
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/289301
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Pale green-brown glass
- Technique
- Free-blown glass
- Dimensions
- H. 7 x W. 1.7 cm (2 3/4 x 11/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- E. Bayliss, (by 1913), gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1913-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Miss E. Bayliss Received 11-17-1913
- Accession Year
- 1977
- Object Number
- 1977.216.3263
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Unguentarium; rounded base, piriform body, slight constriction before widening neck, flaring mouth. Intact; dirt on interior, opalescent, iridescent exterior.
Subjects and Contexts
- Roman Domestic Art
Verification Level
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