Carved ivory cosmetic flask

An image of Vessel. Cosmetic flask. Ivory, carved, height 0.038 m, 1-100 AD. Early Roman period.

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Vessel. Cosmetic flask. Ivory, carved, height 0.038 m, 1-100 AD. Early Roman period.

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Accession Number: GR.6.1980
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 999 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 93.91kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2013:10:21 15:40:45

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1st Century AD antiquity carved cosmetic equipment cosmetica Early Roman Fitz_ANT flask Greek handle handled ivory Roman scent flask vessel

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