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Bottle fragment
Romano-Syrian(?)
Possibly Byzantine (Coptic) Period
Possibly 1st–2nd century A.D.(?)
Medium/Technique
Glass or faience
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 8.3 x 6.1 x 2.4 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Samuel D. Warren
Accession Number94.283
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
DescriptionThis is the lower portion of a bottle of light greenish glass or faience fashioned with a pattern of diamond-shaped indentations. The greater portion is coated with white with some traces of blue (glaze?). The neck has broken off. Surface treatments are quite worn.
ProvenanceSaid to be from Luxor. By 1894: with Mrs. Samuel D. Warren; given to the MFA by Mrs. Samuel D. Warren. (Accession Date: October 1, 1994)