Bottle
4th century CE
Description
Bottle; possibly dip mold-blown, flat base, semi-octagonal body, sides with vertical ridges and less prominent diagonal, sharp shoulder, two-level mouth. Intact; minimal dirt accretions on base and exterior.
Dimensions
H. 10.8 x W. 5.5 cm (4 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Oric Bates, Groton, MA (by 1977), loan; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (by 1977), transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977.
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