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Four glass unguent bottles . Eastern Mediterranean or Italy, 4th-3rd century BC

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Four glass unguent bottles . Eastern Mediterranean or Italy, 4th-3rd century BC

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Glass gold-band mosaic alabastron , Hellenistic Period, 1st century BCE, Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; cast, probably around a rod

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Glass gold-band mosaic alabastron , Hellenistic Period, 1st century BCE, Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; cast, probably around a rod

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Glass flask. Roman Empire, 3rd-4th century AD

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Glass flask. Roman Empire, 3rd-4th century AD

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Chalcedony Glass ribbed bottle, Brescia, Italy, 17th century.

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Chalcedony Glass ribbed bottle, Brescia, Italy, 17th century.

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Seven Roman blue glass bottles used to measure volume. Each subsequent bottle has twice the volume of the previous one. Objects dated to the first century CE, found in Pompeii, Italy

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Seven Roman blue glass bottles used to measure volume. Each subsequent bottle has twice the volume of the previous one. Objects dated to the first century CE, found in Pompeii, Italy

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Mummy mask made of glass beads. Egypt, 7th-4th century BC

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Mummy mask made of glass beads. Egypt, 7th-4th century BC

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A duck vessel carved from agate, originating from the Eastern Mediterranean region, dated to the 15th-14th century BC. From the Hermann Histórica collection

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A duck vessel carved from agate, originating from the Eastern Mediterranean region, dated to the 15th-14th century BC. From the Hermann Histórica collection

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Toreador suit, fourth quarter 19th century, probably Mexican, silk, metal, glass

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Toreador suit, fourth quarter 19th century, probably Mexican, silk, metal, glass

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A 1st century CE Roman glass bottle found in a tomb in Padua, Italy. Now housed at the Musei Civici di Padova

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A 1st century CE Roman glass bottle found in a tomb in Padua, Italy. Now housed at the Musei Civici di Padova

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Set of glass beads. China, 4th-2nd century BC

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Set of glass beads. China, 4th-2nd century BC

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Gold earring with glass head pendant Phoenician or Carthaginian 3rd-1st century BCE. MET Museum.

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Gold earring with glass head pendant Phoenician or Carthaginian 3rd-1st century BCE. MET Museum.

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Tunic without sleeves. From Egypt or the eastern Mediterranean, 1st to 2nd century CE, made of wool, now housed at the Abegg-Stiftung in Switzerland

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Tunic without sleeves. From Egypt or the eastern Mediterranean, 1st to 2nd century CE, made of wool, now housed at the Abegg-Stiftung in Switzerland

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Pilgrim Bottle and Cover, Italian, Venice, late 15th or ealry 16th century

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Pilgrim Bottle and Cover, Italian, Venice, late 15th or ealry 16th century

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Ancient Roman era Egyptian glass cup, c. 4th century CE.

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Ancient Roman era Egyptian glass cup, c. 4th century CE.

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Roman glass vessel in the shape of a fish. Object dated to the 3rd-4th century CE.

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Roman glass vessel in the shape of a fish. Object dated to the 3rd-4th century CE.

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Ancient Roman glass mosaic bowl, late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE.

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Ancient Roman glass mosaic bowl, late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE.

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Scythian Gold Stag, 4th-3rd Century BCE

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Scythian Gold Stag, 4th-3rd Century BCE

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