Eastern Mediterranean / Unguent Bottle: Alabastron / Republican Period, 1st century B.C.

Eastern Mediterranean
Unguent Bottle: Alabastron
Republican Period, 1st century B.C.
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Creator Name: Unknown
Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Mediterranean
Creator Dates/Places: Ancient Mediterranean Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean
Creator Active Place: Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean
Creator Name-CRT: Eastern Mediterranean
Title: Unguent Bottle: Alabastron
Title Type: preferred
View: Front view
Creation Start Date: -10
Creation End Date: 1
Creation Date: Republican Period, 1st century B.C.
Creation Place: Mediterranean Sea,Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Glass
Materials and Techniques: glass
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
Rights: http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html
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.
AMICA ID: AIC_.1941.1099
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Art Institute of Chicago, 1999

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