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Miniature bottle

Roman
Imperial Period
3rd–early 4th century A.D.

Medium/Technique Glass, free-blown
Dimensions Height: 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt
Accession Number61.1414
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionSlightly concave base; globular body; tubular neck; funnel mouth. Colorless. Intact; areas of yellow-green iridescence.
ProvenanceFrom a collection formed in Egypt in the early 20th century, probably by Reginald Godfrey Peckitt, Esq, formerly of the Egyptian State Railways; by 1961: Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt Collection, 1826 24th Street, N.W., Washington 8, D.C.; gift of Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt to MFA, December 13, 1961