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

Unguentarium (Cosmetic Bottle)

Place ExcavatedCaesarea, Israel, Asia
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date1st-early 2nd Century CE
Credit LineLink Marine Expedition, 1960
Dimensions2 7/16 x 1 9/16 in. (6.2 x 3.9 cm)
Object number1960.030
Label TextBlue-green blown glass with wide inverted tubular rim, long cylindrical neck with constriction at base, and squat, rounded body.
Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, Emory University, February 15 - April 4, 1982
Five Continents-Nine Millennia, Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, International Concourse E, March 1995 - November 1996
Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, International Concourse E, March 1997 - March 1, 2000
ProvenanceExcavated by Link Marine Expedition, Israel, 1960.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1st-early 2nd Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
4th Century CE
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2nd-mid 1st Century BCE
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50 BCE-100 CE
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
mid 7th Century BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
mid 7th Century BCE
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2nd Century BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2022.
late 1st-2nd Century CE
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late 4th-7th Century CE
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late 4th - 7th Century CE
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70-135 CE