Unguentarium (perfume bottle) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1920.44.86
Title: Unguentarium (perfume bottle)
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 1st-4th century CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World
Period: Roman period
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292971

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Light brown glass
Technique: Free-blown glass
Dimensions: H. 9 x W. 1.9 cm (3 9/16 x 3/4 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: 1920.44.86
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Unguentarium; pointed bottom (solid) becomes larger, then narrows at deep constriction before neck (diam. 1.1 cm). Cut off at mouth; white shiny accretions on the outside over areas of iridescence.

Classification: Isings form 8/27

Subjects and Contexts

Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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1920.44.86: Unguentarium (perfume bottle)