Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.3101
Title: Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 1st-2nd century CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World
Period: Roman period
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/289885

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Yellow-brown glass
Technique: Free-blown glass
Dimensions: 9.5 x 2.5 cm (3 3/4 x 1 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Henry W. Haynes, Boston, MA (1873/78-1912), bequest; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1912-1977), 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, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year: 1977
Object Number: 1977.216.3101
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Unguentarium; thick walls, flat base, piriform body, constriction before straight neck, flat mouth (irregular shape). Intact; opaque white accretions all over exterior, exposed bit of glass near base has purple iridescent sheen.

Classification: Isings form 8/28

Subjects and Contexts

Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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1977.216.3101: Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)