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Double cosmetic tube (balsamarium)
Roman or Byzantine
Late Imperial or Early Byzantine Period
about 4th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Glass, free-blown with attached handle
Dimensions
Height: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Everett Fund
Accession Number93.20
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionDouble tube; handle attached on each side of the body and again at the rim, with a large triangular projection above. Pale bluish. Intact.
ProvenanceAccording to the MFA Register of Glass this is one of 43 pieces from the vicinity of Tyre in Phoenicia, brought to this country by Michel Farah and acquired by the MFA, January 3, 1893, for $ 800.00 (this amount is the total price for MFA 93.10-93.52)