Unguentarium (oil vessel)

Artist/Maker Roman

Date1st century CE

MediumOpalescent glass

DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 × 13/16 in. (14.6 × 2.1 cm)

Credit LineAllen Memorial Art Museum

Object number1900.84

Status

Not on view

ProvenanceCircumstances of acquisition unrecorded.

Collections

Ancient

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