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Bird-shaped bottle
Roman
Imperial Period
1st or 2nd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Height x length: 7 x 8 cm (2 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
M. Elizabeth Carter Collection—Gift of Nellie Parney Carter
Accession Number30.406
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionOrnithomorphic. Opal iridescence and dull brown decay.
Provenance1930, gift of Nellie Parney Carter (b. 1857 - d. 1933), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 17, 1930)