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Alabastron (unguent bottle)
Alabastron (unguent bottle)

Alabastron (unguent bottle)

Artist Unknown
Date2nd–1st century BCE
MediumGlass (core-formed and tooled)
DimensionsH. 4 3/16 in. x W.1 ½ in. (10.7 x 3.8 cm); Diam. rim 7/8 in. (2.4 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth F. Gervais-Gruen
Object number94.7.5
On View
On view
ProvenanceElizabeth F. Gervais-Gruen, Chapel Hill, NC; given to NCMA, 1994. Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Art for the People: Recent Museum Acquisitions,” September 14, 1997-January 4, 1998. (Closing date extended to January 25, 1998)

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