Cosmetics Container

6th-7th century (Late Antique) H: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm) Citation Source image

Carved in the round and embellished with reliefs showing a woman and a bird, this wooden object comprises a narrow bottle that once contained mascara or another similar substance. Other comparable pieces are known from Late Antique Egypt.

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31780
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object
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stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Giovannia Dattari, Cairo, by purchase; Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 17, 1912, lot 566; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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3
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/61.124

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