Cosmetic Applicator
4th-6th century
- Medium
- Glass
- Classification
- Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions
- 10.8 × 0.6 cm (4 1/4 × 1/4 in.); Diam.: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
- Culture
- Mediterranean Region
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Credit line
- Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
Initially affordable only among the wealthy, glass was used in ancient Rome to create tableware and containers for oils and perfume. This delicate applicator would have been just one object among the array of mirrors, combs, and palettes for mixing cosmetics, as well as bottles and other containers for products used to beautify prosperous Romans.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
