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Fusiform Unguentarium
Fusiform Unguentarium

Fusiform Unguentarium

Artist Unknown
Date3rd–4th century
MediumGlass: free-blown and tooled
DimensionsH. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm) x Diam. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Diam. of rim 11/16 in. (1.8 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth F. Gervais-Gruen
Object number92.7.2
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceElizabeth F. Gervais-Gruen, Chapel Hill, NC; given to NCMA, 1992.
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