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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
Title:Cosmetic container
Date Made:ca. 2200-1750 BCE
Type:Container
Materials:Bronze
Place Made:Asia; Bactria-Margiana
Accession Number:  MH 2021.5.3
Credit Line:Gift of Julie Dupree Gill (Class of 1977) from the Dupree Collection
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A cosmetic or perfume container. The implement, which also acts as a stopper and cover, has oxidized so that it has sealed itself inside the container. The purple coloring and flaking is from the copper oxidation. A smooth surface can be seen under the flaking.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; cosmetics; vessels

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+2021.5.3

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