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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unguentarium
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Unguentarium

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureRoman
Date100-299 A.D.
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 11/16 x 1 15/16 in. (1.7 x 4.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number63.60.2
Not on view
DescriptionUnguentarium. Twin flask of blown pale yellow/amber tinted glass. Decorated enveloped with threads and a pair of applied handles from the rim to 1" from rim. Thick weathering inside and out and much decomposition.

Published ReferencesBuckley, _The Art of Glass_, No. 60, pg. 241, ill. #4.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
2nd - mid 1st century B.C.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
2nd century - 3rd century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
2nd century B.C.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
2nd century B.C.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
500-550 A.D.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2015.
Unknown
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
100-299 A.D.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
Mid 4th - early 3rd century B.C.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
2nd century B.C.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
3rd Century A.D.