Lid of an Inkwell
1st century CE
Dimensions
1.3 x 2.3 cm (1/2 x 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Henry W. Haynes collection, Boston, MA, (by 1912), bequest; to the Harvard University Department of Classics, (1912-1977), transferred; to Fogg Art Museum, 1977.
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