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Amulet in the shape of miniature jug
Roman or Byzantine
Imperial or Early Byzantine Period
3rd to 5th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.034 H.
Credit Line
M. Elizabeth Carter Collection—Gift of Nellie Parney Carter
Accession Number30.390
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionIridescence, gold with dark streaks. Surface pitted.
Provenance1930, gift of Nellie Parney Carter (b. 1857 - d. 1933), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 17, 1930)