VesselsRoman1st-3rd century CE
Candlestick Unguentarium
1st-3rd century CE
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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