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Ancient Art
Public domain

Cosmetic Pot

ca. A.D. 165–256

Stone

5.3 × 6.86 cm (2 1/16 × 2 11/16 in.)
Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos
1932.1246
Geography: 
Excavated in Dura-Europos, Syria
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Syrian, Dura-Europos
Period: 
Roman, 2nd–3rd century A.D.
Classification: 
Containers - Stone
Provenance: 

Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos (block C7 A4), present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

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