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Bottle
Roman or Byzantine
Late Imperial or Early Byzantine Period
4th–5th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Glass, mold-blown
Dimensions
Height x diameter (max.): 11.6 x 11.6 cm (4 9/16 x 4 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt
Accession Number50.2282
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionConcave base; squat, globular body with pattern of small oval depressions; cylindrical neck with several grooves. Translucent brown. Intact; some areas of whitish iridescence.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Charles Bain Hoyt Collection (according to his associate Burdon-Muller, the Hoyt "Greek & Roman glass and lead-glazed vases were all purchased from Kelekian and Kouchakji in New York"; bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt to MFA, May 11, 1950