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Bottle
Roman
Roman Imperial Period
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
Findspot: Egypt, Quantarah
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Height x width: 6.3 x 3.1 cm (2 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.770
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis small bottle is fashioned of green glass with small black inclusions. It has a round base with globular body. The mid-section is constrictued. The upper portion is lotiform with a pulled, squared rim.
ProvenanceFrom Quantarah. 1887: excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund. (Accession Date:June 1, 1887))