1920.44.58: Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1920.44.58
- Title
- Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 1st-2nd century CE
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/292892
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Pale green glass
- Technique
- Free-blown glass
- Dimensions
- 15.6 x 5.5 cm (6 1/8 x 2 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 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
- 1920.44.58
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Unguentarium; flat base, piriform body, relatively short neck, flaring mouth. Intact; minimal dirt accretions.
Classification: Isings form 28A
Subjects and Contexts
- Roman Domestic Art
Verification Level
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