Perfume bottle

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Date2nd-1st century BCE
MediumCore-formed glass
DimensionsOverall (Height): 3 1/8 in. (8 cm) Rim (Max. diam.): 1 in. (2.5 cm) Diameter (Max.): 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.59
On view

Additional Details

Alternate Titles Amphoriskos with knob base
Perfume bottle
Exhibition History 2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - (no cat.).

1988
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Ancient Glass from The Hamilton College Collection," March 5 - April 24, 1988 (cat. no. 2).

Provenance 1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess
Published References ANCIENT GLASS FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION (exh. cat. Clinton, Emerson Gallery, 1988), 12.
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