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Balsamarium

Unknown500–400 B.C.

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Core-formed, blue, square-sided balsamarium with combed decoration in orange. Each of the four corners and the mouth are decorated with canes of blue and white twisted glass. The condition is good, but the orange glass is fragmented. There are a few minor nicks and scratches. This small vessel may be identified as a receptacle for kohl, a black powder used as an eye cosmetic.

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  • Title: Balsamarium
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 500–400 B.C.
  • Location Created: perhaps Azerbaijan
  • Physical Dimensions: 7.5 × 1.7 cm (2 15/16 × 11/16 in.)
  • Type: Balsamarium
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Glass
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 2003.160
  • Culture: Near Eastern, Achaemenid (Persian)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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