COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1941.1099
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Mediterranean
Creator Dates/Places:
Ancient Mediterranean Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean
Creator Name-CRT:
Eastern Mediterranean
Title:
Unguent Bottle: Alabastron
Title Type:
preferred
View:
front view
Creation Date:
Republican Period, 1st century B.C.
Creation Start Date:
-100
Creation End Date:
1
Materials and Techniques:
Glass
Classification Term:
Glass
Subject Description:
These vessels of a variety of shapes are covered with a wavy pattern of narrow bands of sumptuous gold juxtaposed with bands of deep purples, blues, greens, and golden browns. Gold-band mosaic alabastra were sealed by tall, colored glass stoppers, which also fundtioned as applicators.
Creation Place:
Mediterranean Sea,Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Dimensions:
H.: 14 cm (5-1/2 in.)
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1941.1099
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E28717.TIF
