Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1920.44.67
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/292941

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Pale blue-green glass
Technique: Free-blown glass
Dimensions: H. 16.2 x Rim diam. 3.6 x W. 8.4 cm (6 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 3 5/16 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 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: 1920.44.67
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Bottle; flat base, piriform body, slight constriction, neck bulges out slightly then narrows before the mouth, rolled lip. Remains of trailed decoration along lower half of neck. Intact; exterior has been cleaned, dirt accretions on interior, crack in mouth and neck.

Classification: Isings form 28A

Subjects and Contexts

Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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1920.44.67: Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)