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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Balsamarium (Oil Ointment Vessel)
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Balsamarium (Oil Ointment Vessel)

AAT Object Techniqueblown glass
AAT Object Form/Functionunguentaria
Place CreatedAsia
CultureRoman
PeriodRoman Period
Date2nd-early 4th Century CE
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of Victor Della Fera
Dimensions1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Object number1985.014.001
Exhibition HistoryThe 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
Published ReferencesMichael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 44.
ProvenanceEx coll. Victor J. Della Fera (1917-1993), East Hartford, Connecticut, acquired from Intercontinental Antiquity Corporation, San Rafael, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art