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Aug 5, 2021
Aug 5, 2021
Alabastron (stopper)
Alabastron (stopper)
305–222 BC
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Travertine
Diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.); Overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.); Stopper: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); Body: 19.1 x 2.5 cm (7 1/2 x 1 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1995.262.b
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This is the lid to a perfume holder which might have been attached to a string, making it easily portable.
Description
Both ancient Egyptian men and women loved cosmetics. Unguents, oils, and perfumes made from aromatic plant resins and gums were obtained at great cost from distant lands. The objects identified with cosmetics were given lavish treatment.
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