VesselsHellenistic4th-1st century BCE

Cosmetic Bottle

c. 323 BCE-31 BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Green glaze, gold neck and handle (neck possibly modern)

Culture

Hellenistic

Period

Ptolemaic period

Century

4th-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

13.65 cm (5 3/8 in.)

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