Roman Amber Glass Cosmetic Amphora A headband or headdress crowns

A headband or headdress crowns her head

• Region: Oaxaca

a quartz-based ceramic traditionally used in Egypt for sacred and amuletic objects

1st–3rd Century CE

A striking and highly sculptural ceramic vessel from the Tairona culture of northern Colombia

Roman Amber Glass Cosmetic Amphora A headband or headdress crownsRoman Amber Glass Cosmetic Amphora Roman Empire, ca. 1st3rd Century CE Height: 4 3 4 in. (12. 1 cm) A beautiful Roman amber glass cosmetic amphora dating to the early centuries of the Roman Empire. Elegantly free blown in translucent amber glass, the vessel features a slender cylindrical neck, folded rim, rounded body, and a pair of applied loop handles extending from the shoulder to the neck. Amphorae of this type were used to store valuable