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Bottle
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 40
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe, W 214; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.) dia rim 3.4
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-1-94
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFragments of clear transparent bottle, paper thick.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 214 January, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.