Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2010
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of the Ancient World: July 2009–June 2010
Bottle
3rd–4th century A.D.
Height: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Glass, blown with cut decoration
Classification: Vessels
Culture: Roman
Period: Imperial Period
Accession number: 2009.4962
Description: Globular body; cylindirical neck. Body decorated with clusters of lightly incised lines. Intact, except for broken-off rim; 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