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Inscribedno inscription
Four-Partite Unguentarium
Made By
Syrian
Date400-599 AD
PeriodLate Antiquity
Mediumfree-blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Base: 1 7/16 x 1 1/8 in. (3.7 x 2.8 cm)
Base: 1 7/16 x 1 1/8 in. (3.7 x 2.8 cm)
Classification(s)
- ANCIENT
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles T. Cook
Object number30.1.23
DescriptionThick, natural bluish-green glass. Four joined phials of unequal size. Top of vessel is missing. Flattened bottom with pontil mark and fragment missing. No sign of handles. Green trailed-thread decoration is wound tightly around body, missing in some areas. Overall silvery enamel-like weathering on exterior, some on interior. Incrustation on exterior and interior. Some green-blue iridesence.Inscribedno inscription
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