Collapsed Bottle
2nd-3rd century CE
Description
Collapsed bottle; severely deformed round body, straight neck, rolled lip. Intact; dirt accretions and iridescence in collapsed area.
Dimensions
H. 5.2 x Rim diam. 2 x W. 5.3 cm (2 1/16 x 13/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Provenance
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
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