Tools and EquipmentRoman1st century BCE-2nd century CE
Inkwell
1st century BCE-2nd century CE
Dimensions
h. including loops 5.3 x diam. 6.1 cm (2 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Provenance
{Hesperia Art, Philadelphia, PA] (1969), sold; to the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1969-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums 2012.
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