Double Unguentarium with Basket Handle
1916.08.0001
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Double Unguentarium with Basket Handle (1916.08.0001) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Roman Empire, 100– 200 |
| Culture | Roman? Greek? |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 14.8 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 6.9 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 2.9 cm |
| Weight | 46 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Glass |
| Manufacturing Processes | Glassblowing, Glassworking--Appliqué |
| Munsell Color Information | Pale Blue (5PB 7/4) -Irridescence at lip. Dark Yellowish Green (2.5G 3/4) -Handle at lower juncture. Light Yellowish Brown (10YR 6/4) -Encrustation on body. |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | "A free-blown, blue-green cosmetic container of "colorless" glass, this piece features two phials that were formed from a single bubble of glass by pressing the sides to form a diaphragm. Milky and iridescent weathering is evident on the exterior surface. One tube is broken near the bottom. The irregular, slightly bulging bases of the tubes are solid and flattened. The rim is rounded. Spiral threading of a darker blue-green decorates the upper half of the vessel, but once covered the entire surface. The dark blue-green trailed threads form a basket handle over the top, and two small loop handles at the sides. Similar examples may be seen in Matheson, p. 120. no. 325; Auth, p. 146, no. 187; Hayes, 1975, p. 101, no. 360, pl. 28, no. 361, pl. 22." -Eunice Dauterman Maguire, Henry Maguire and Maggie J. Duncan-Flowers, Art and Holy Powers in the Early Christian House (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1989), 186. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | L: p. 116. |
| Bibliography | Maguire, Eunice Dauterman, Henry Maguire and Maggie J. Duncan-Flowers. Art and Holy Powers in the Early Christian House. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1989. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Classical Museum Purchase |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |