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Oil flask (aryballos)
Roman
Imperial Period
1st–2nd century A.D. or later
Place of Manufacture: Mediterranean (Eastern)
Medium/Technique
Glass; free-blown with attached glass and bronze handles; wheel-cut lines around center of body
Dimensions
Height: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number01.8227
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Ancient Glass (MFA), no. 60.
DescriptionGreen, iridescent glass.
Condition: Piece intact except for tip of one end of bronze handle.
Condition: Piece intact except for tip of one end of bronze handle.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with A. Khayat, Boston; purchased by MFA from A. Khayat, November 1901