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Balsamarium

1965
Dominick Labino (American, 1910–1987)
A balsamarium is a container for aromatic essences or oils. This one is experimental, an attempt at duplicating the Egyptian core technique of the Eighteenth Dynasty (1500-1200 B.C.).

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