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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1902.3
Title
Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1st-3rd century CE
Period
Roman period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293171

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Green glass
Technique
Free-blown glass
Dimensions
H. 13.8 x Rim diam. 3.6 x W. 4 cm (5 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Charles Eliot Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1902), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1902.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Prof. C. E. Norton
Accession Year
1902
Object Number
1902.3
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Bottle; slightly indented flat base, conical body, straight neck (diam. 2 cm), rolled lip. Intact; dirt accretion on exterior over opaque purple-blue-green iridescence.

Classificaton: Isings form 28B

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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