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Bowl
Greek, Eastern Mediterranean
Hellenistic Period
probably mid-2nd to 1st century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Glass, cast
Dimensions
Height: 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Martin Brimmer
Accession Number86.52
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Ancient Glass (MFA), no. 08.
DescriptionDeep blue; iridescent; two grooves on inside.
ProvenanceAccording to MFA Register of Glass this is one of a group of vessels (86.34-86.53) nearly all of which were purchased or found in Crete by W. J. Stillman; at date unknown: purchased from W. J. Stillman by Martin Brimmer; gift of Martin Brimmer to MFA, March 17, 1886