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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1920.44.88
Title
Candlestick Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1st-3rd century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292424

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pale yellow glass
Technique
Free-blown glass
Dimensions
H. 9.8 x Rim diam. 1.9  x W. 3 cm (3 7/8 x 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920.

Note: The Misses Norton were the daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton
Accession Year
1920
Object Number
1920.44.88
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Candlestick unguentarium; flat base, conical body, slight constriction before straight neck (diam. 1.1 cm), rolled lip. Intact; light blue iridescence on neck, dirt accretions on interior, with grooves probably due to weathering along the lip and neck.

Classification: Isings form 82A(1)

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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