Image

Unknown Maker, Roman

Double Cosmetic Jar (Unguentarium) and Applicator

Now On View

Description

Maker

Culture

Roman

Title

Double Cosmetic Jar (Unguentarium) and Applicator

Year

300s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Geography

Region: Eastern Mediterranean

Dimensions

Height: 12.7 cm (5 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Manton B. Metcalf

Object Number

14.452

Type

Glass

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries

Sep 22, 2010

Label copy

This double unguentarium held eye makeup. The bronze rod would have been used to apply pigment to a woman’s eyelids. The vessel is asymmetrical, indicating that it was made in haste or by a less-practiced hand. The raised ribbon decoration was trailed on while the glass was hot.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Roman

Double Cosmetic Jar (Unguentarium) and Applicator, 300s

Glass, free-blown with thread decoration

Height: 12.7 cm (5 inches)

Gift of Manton B. Metcalf 14.452

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