Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2010

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Jar

3rd–4th century A.D.
Height: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Glass, blown

Classification: Vessels

Culture: Roman

Period: Imperial Period

Accession number: 2009.4961

Description: Bulbous body; short neck; folded rim. Transparent pale greenish. Repaired at base of neck; some iridescence.

Provenance/Ownership History: Early-mid-1960's: purchased by the present owner's grandmother while traveling abroad, probably in Israel; 2003: by descent to the present owner; November 18, 2009: anonymous gift to MFA

Anonymous gift