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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1944.60
Title
Double Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
4th-5th century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291669

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pale green glass
Technique
Free-blown glass
Dimensions
5.8 w. at top x 13.4 cm (2 5/16 x 5 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
F. Maurice Newton, New York City, NY (by 1944), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1944.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of F. Maurice Newton
Accession Year
1944
Object Number
1944.60
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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