Flask with Constricted Body
5th-7th century CE
Description
Bottle; indented base, elaborate body that flares and tapers repeatedly, flaring mouth, ribbed neck. Intact, repaired neck and mouth, lots of blue powder adhering to interior, dirt accretions on base. This object may not be ancient.
Dimensions
18.7 x 7.4 cm (7 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Provenance
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (by 1926-1978), transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1978.
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