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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Unguentarium

AAT Object Form/Functionunguentaria
Possible OriginSyria, Asia
Possible OriginPalestine, Asia
CultureRoman
Date1st - early 2nd Century CE
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions5 1/16 x 1 x 1 in., 26 g (12.8 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm, 15/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.280
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, France, May 27, 1972, lot 55. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1972-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1st Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
late 1st-early 2nd Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
late 1st-2nd Century CE