Harvard Art Museums > 1977.216.3386.B: Candlestick Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle) Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Candlestick Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle) , 1977.216.3386.B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/54144. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.216.3386.B Title Candlestick Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle) Other Titles Former Title: Glass bottle from Cyprus Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1st-3rd century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/54144 Physical Descriptions Medium Pale green glass Technique Free-blown glass Dimensions 12.7 x 6.6 cm (5 x 2 5/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Luigi Palma di Cesnola, Cyprus, Greece (c. 1865-1872), sold; to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1872-by 1977), sold; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (by 1977), transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, G. G. Van Rensselaer Fund Accession Year 1977 Object Number 1977.216.3386.B Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Candlestick unguentarium; slightly indented base, conical body, long straight neck, flat ring mouth. Intact; extensive pale opalescence and iridescence, light brown and white accretions on lower part of base and bottom exterior. Classification: Isings form 82A(1) Subjects and Contexts Roman Domestic Art Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
