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Vase of Candlestick Form

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Roman
MEDIUM Glass
DATES 2nd–4th century C.E.
PERIOD Roman Period
DIMENSIONS 8 3/16 x Diam. 4 1/8 in. (20.8 x 10.5 cm)  (show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER 46.154.1
CREDIT LINE Gift of Mrs. Adrian Van Sinderen
PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not yet documented, reportedly from Cyprus; by February 1905, acquired by Aziz (Azeez) Khayat of Tyre, Syria (Lebanon) and New York, NY; February 1905, purchased from Aziz Khayat by Alfred Treadway White of Brooklyn, NY; 1921, inherited from Alfred Tredway White by Annie Jean White van Sinderen (Mrs. Adrian Van Sinderen) of Brooklyn; September 10, 1946, gift of Annie Jean White Van Sinderen to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CAPTION Roman. Vase of Candlestick Form, 2nd–4th century C.E. Glass, 8 3/16 x Diam. 4 1/8 in. (20.8 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Adrian Van Sinderen, 46.154.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.46.154.1_view1.jpg)
IMAGE overall, CUR.46.154.1_view1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009
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Roman. <em>Vase of Candlestick Form</em>, 2nd–4th century C.E. Glass, 8 3/16 x Diam. 4 1/8 in. (20.8 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Adrian Van Sinderen, 46.154.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.46.154.1_view1.jpg)