Miss Miriam's Mirror

Lambert-Sigisbert Adam (1700-1759) Bust of Neptune, 1725 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California.

Rudi Hurzimeier

Edmund Dulac - French (1882-1953)

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"Rovasenda dove"

A Roman dove-shaped 'unguentaria' dated 1st century AD.

The object, approximately twenty centimeters long, is striking for its elegance and its function: it was intended to contain essences and balms. To use it, the tail had to be broken, as is done today with a single-dose vial.

This specimen, however, has never been opened: inside, it still retains half its contents, a clear liquid with a slight pinkish deposit. An absolute rarity, which makes the "Rovasenda dove" a sort of time capsule.

Charles Burchfield