Roman Glass Perfume or Oil Flask Jerusalem, Roman Period, ca. 1st–3rd The slightly curved body and

The slightly curved body and raised arm suggest he once held an object—perhaps a shield or weapon—reinforcing his role as a warrior guardian

Mixtec Culture

This finely modeled pottery head fragment portrays an elite Maya individual distinguished by elegantly rendered facial features

or participant in ritual performance

The surface exhibits manganese deposits and earthen mineral encrustations

Roman Glass Perfume or Oil Flask Jerusalem, Roman Period, ca. 1st–3rd The slightly curved body andRoman Glass Perfume or Oil Flask Jerusalem, Roman Period, ca. 1st3rd A beautiful Roman free blown glass flask from ancient Jerusalem, crafted to store precious perfumes, aromatic oils, ointments, or medicinal preparations. The vessel features a graceful pear shaped body tapering into a slender cylindrical neck with a neatly folded rim, a classic form found throughout the Roman provinces of the Holy Land. The translucent pale green glass has developed