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Unguentarium: GR.1.2011

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Fragmentary and encrusted green Roman glass double perfume flask (unguentarium), with a high basket handle and traces of trailed decoration around the two tubes.

Measurements and weight

Height: 18.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2011) by Oates, Joan

Dating

Roman
About 300 CE - About 500 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Glass

Techniques used in production

Blown

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.1.2011
Primary reference Number: 180441
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 23 December 2014 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Unguentarium" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/180441 Accessed: 2024-11-22 07:04:40

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