Jar
3rd-4th century CE
Description
Jar; flat base, conical body, with trailed band below neck, flared at mouth. Intact; minimal dirt on interior and exterior.
Dimensions
7.3 x 7.2 cm (2 7/8 x 2 13/16 in.)
Provenance
Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were the daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).
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