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Fragment of red glass
Egyptian
Greco-Roman Period
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Height x width x thickness: 3.4 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm (1 5/16 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number1978.541
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionFragment of red glass bar with heavy green patina on the outside, broken at both ends.
ProvenanceBy 1966, sold by Robert Gordon Faudree to Horace L. Mayer (b. 1899 - d. 1968), Williamstown, MA [see note 1]; to his widow, Florence Ellen Mayer, Williamstown; 1978, gift of Mrs. Mayer to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 1, 1978)
NOTES:
[1] First lent by Horace L. Mayer to the MFA on June 29, 1966 (loan no. T-L 13,209).
NOTES:
[1] First lent by Horace L. Mayer to the MFA on June 29, 1966 (loan no. T-L 13,209).