Balsamarium
Balsamarium
Place of OriginEgypt or Syria
Date9th-10th century
DimensionsH: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); Diam: 1 1/16 in. (2.8 cm)
MediumGlass, free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1958
Not on View
DescriptionDark yellow (appears dark blue); conical neck; round shoulder; cylindrical body; round bottom.
Last quarter of 1st to mid-2nd century
Second to mid-3rd century CE
Second quarter to mid-1st century CE
Possibly 4th century
Late 4th to end of 5th century
1st century CE
about 9th- 12th century
3rd-6th century
3rd-4th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
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