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Jar
Roman or Byzantine
Late Imperial or Early Byzantine Period
about 4th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Glass, free-blown
Dimensions
Height: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss M. Elizabeth Carter
Accession Number12.764
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionGlobular body; long, nearly cylindrical neck; rounded rim. Uncertain color. Intact; heavy iridescence, flaking in spots.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Miss M. Elizabeth Carter Collection; gift of Miss M. Elizabeth Carter, through Miss Nellie P. Carter, to MFA, August 15, 1912