VesselsRoman1st-3rd century CE

Candlestick Unguentarium

1st-3rd century CE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Free-blown glass

Medium

Pale blue glass

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period

Century

1st-3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

9.2 x 4.2 cm (3 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Margaret White Weld, New York City, NY (by 1964), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1964.

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