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Cosmetic vessel: GR.79.1888

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Perfumed-oil container, globular

Place(s) associated

  • eastern Mediterranean ⪼ Mediterranean

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1888)

Dating

Middle Roman
101 AD - 300 AD

Materials used in production

Glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.79.1888
Primary reference Number: 66267
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Cosmetic vessel" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/66267 Accessed: 2025-04-08 09:44:44

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