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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Unguentarium (Perfume Bottle)
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Unguentarium (Perfume Bottle)

AAT Object Techniqueblown glass
AAT Object Form/Functionunguentaria
Place FoundJerusalem, Israel, Asia
Place FoundJerusalem, Palestine, Asia
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date1st-3rd Century CE
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of Thomas K. Glenn
Dimensions6 7/8 x 1 13/16 in. (17.4 x 4.6 cm)
Object numberX.0001.012
Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
The Fragrant Past: Perfumes of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, April 5 - June 25, 1989
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - February 12, 2018
ProvenanceEx coll. Thomas K. Glenn (1868-1946), Atlanta, Georgia.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1st Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
late 1st-early 2nd Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1st-early 4th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
4th Century