VesselsRoman3rd-4th century CE

Unguentarium (perfume bottle)

c. 200-400 CE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Free-blown glass

Medium

Blue-green glass

Culture

Roman

Century

3rd-4th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

11.3 x 3.7 cm (4 7/16 x 1 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

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