Sprinkler Flask
3rd-4th century CE
Description
Mold-blown. Body with relief network of intersecting lines, vertical mold line around body.
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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