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Source Description
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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Document identity
localId
31780
label
Cosmetics Container
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
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31780
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cosmetics Container
description
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.
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.
date
6th-7th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Wood
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
Source extras
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Coptic
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wood
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6182
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MED
EGY
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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7d51a84d5de1c628
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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no
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no