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Oil flask (alabastron)
Greek
Hellenistic Period
Medium/Technique
Glass, core-formed
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.132 H.
Credit Line
M. Elizabeth Carter Collection—Gift of Nellie Parney Carter
Accession Number30.401
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionAll-over feather pattern. Entirely covered with pearl and peacock iridescence.
Provenance1930, gift of Nellie Parney Carter (b. 1857 - d. 1933), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 17, 1930)