Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1895.239
Title: Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 1st-2nd century CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World
Period: Roman Imperial period
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292688

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Very pale blue glass
Technique: Free-blown glass
Dimensions: H. 12.6 x W. 2 x Rim diam. 2.3 cm (4 15/16 x 13/16 x 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Charles Eliot Norton and Richard Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1895), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1895.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor C.E. Norton and Richard Norton
Accession Year: 1895
Object Number: 1895.239
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Unguentarium, rounded base, piriform body, constriction before straight neck, flared lip. Intact; interior half filled with; dirt encrustations on exterior and interior, minimal blue iridescence.

Classification: Isings form 8

Subjects and Contexts

Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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1895.239: Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)