Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1978.495.7
Title: Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 1st-2nd century CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World
Period: Hellenistic period, Late, to Early Roman Imperial
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/77927

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Pale blue glass
Technique: Free-blown glass
Dimensions: H. 9.8 x Rim diam. 2 x W. 3.1 cm (3 7/8 x 13/16 x 1 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (by 1878-1978), transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1978.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
Accession Year: 1978
Object Number: 1978.495.7
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Unguentarium in turqoise glass; piriform shape with rounded bottom, long tubular neck; flared rim.

Classification: Isings form 8

Subjects and Contexts

Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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1978.495.7: Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)