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Perfume Bottle (Unguentarium)

Perfume Bottle (Unguentarium)

Unknown

Artist
Unknown (Roman)
Title
Perfume Bottle (Unguentarium)
Date
ca. 1st century
Medium
Free-blown glass with trailed and tooled decoration
Dimensions
3 5/8 in. H Overall
Credit
Art Collections Fund and Mary B. Kieckhefer Collection Fund purchase
Accession No.
1977.98
Classification
Glass
Geography
Roman Empire

Related

9 March 1977, lent by Gawain McKinley Ancient and Decorative Arts (New York, NY) to the Elvehjem Art Center; August 1977, sold by Gawain McKinley Ancient and Decorative Arts (New York, NY) to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art] [last researched by Chazen staff February 2023]

  • Chazen Museum of Art. "Bulletin 2003-2007." Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2010. p. 29, no. 5
  • Schörle, Katia. "Ancient Greek and Roman Glass in the Chazen Museum of Art." Bulletin 2003-2007. Chazen Museum of Art (2010): 28-35. pp. 28-35, no. 5

  • Italian Influence in Glass, The: Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, 10/20/2009–2/21/2010

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