VesselsRoman3rd-4th century CE

Sprinkler Flask

3rd-4th century CE

Description

Mold-blown. Body with relief network of intersecting lines, vertical mold line around body.

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Century

3rd-4th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

8 x 5.4 cm (3 1/8 x 2 1/8 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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