1895.223: Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1895.223
- 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/293206
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Light brown glass
- Technique
- Free-blown glass
- Dimensions
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H. 7.9 x W. 2.5 x Rim diam. 2.2 cm (3 1/8 x 1 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
- 1895.223
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Unguentarium; flat base, piriform body sloping into straight neck, flared lip. Intact; interior dirt accretions over light blue iridescence, light and dark brown accretions on exterior.
Subjects and Contexts
- Roman Domestic Art
Verification Level
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