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Ancient Art
Public domain

Balsamarium (Double Cosmetic Tube)

4th century A.D.

Glass

4 5/16 in. (11 cm) including handle
The Anna Rosalie Mansfield Collection
1930.383
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, Syrian(?)
Period: 
Roman
Classification: 
Containers - Glass
Bibliography: 

Susan B. Matheson, Ancient Glass in the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1980), 120–21, no. 325, ill.

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