Perfume Bottle

CultureRoman
Titles
  • Perfume Bottle
  • Unguentarium
Date69–96 AD
MediumGlass
Dimensions3 7/8 × 2 3/4 in. diameter (9.8 × 7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number31.100
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
Provenance[Alauf, Baalbek, Syria]; purchased by Miss Annette Finnigan (1873–1940), Houston, by 1931; given to MFAH, 1931.
Exhibition History"Ten Centuries That Shaped the West," The Institute for the Arts, Oct 15 1970–Jul 20 1971.

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