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A work made of glass, blown technique, and bronze.

Aryballos (Container for Oil) with Chain

late 1st-2nd century

Roman; Nazareth (now Israel)

Syria

Vessels of this sort were used to hold cosmetic oil and were standard accessories for Roman bathing. The bronze chains looped around the user's wrist. In the absence of soap, oil was rubbed onto the skin, and then scraped off with a strigil, an instrument with a curved, blunt blade.

Glass, blown technique, and bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium