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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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