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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1935.35.42
Title
Unguentarium
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292088

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pale blue-green glass
Technique
Free-blown glass
Dimensions
H. 6 x W. 2.6 cm (2 3/8 x 1 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Bettina Jane Kahnweiler, New York City, NY (by 1935), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1935.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Miss Bettina J. Kahnweiler
Accession Year
1935
Object Number
1935.35.42
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Unguentarium; flat base, piriform body, constriction before straight neck, rolled lip. Intact; iridescence on interior, crack in rim, closed with modern textile stopper, contains dirt.

Verification Level

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