Gold Band Alabastron

Gold Band Alabastron

Public Domain

CultureRoman
Titles
  • Gold Band Alabastron
Date1–100 AD
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/8 × 1 in. diameter (13.7 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number70.76
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
Provenance[Ray Winfield Smith (c. 1897–1982), Houston, by 1970]; purchased by MFAH, 1970.

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