Miniature agate alabastron (perfume vase), Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Agate, H.: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, In Hellenistic and Roman times, vessels made in semiprecious stone were much sought after as symbols of wealth and sophistication. They were used as diplomatic gifts or treasured as heirlooms, and many of them found their way into royal tombs or imperial collections, both in antiquity and later
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Miniature agate alabastron, perfume vase, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–1st .D, Roman, Agate, H, 1 7/8, 4.8 cm, Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, Hellenistic, Roman times, vessels, semiprecious stone, symbols, wealth, sophistication, diplomatic gifts, treasured, heirlooms, way, royal tombs, imperial collections, antiquity, later
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