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Costmetic flask
Roman or Byzantine
Late Imperial or Early Byzantine Period
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .105 H.
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Everett Fund
Accession Number93.25
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBalsamarium of greenish glass; applied wavy thread handles on either side. broad, flat base; one handle broken slightly at top.
ProvenanceAccording to the MFA Register of Glass this is one of 43 pieces from the vicinity of Tyre in Phoenicia, brought to this country by Michel Farah and acquired by the MFA, January 3, 1893, for $ 800.00 (this amount is the total price for MFA 93.10-93.52)