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Roman
Imperial Period
1st century A.D.
Place of Manufacture: Near East or Italy
Medium/Technique
Glass; blown using the "splash" technique
Dimensions
Height: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); diameter: 15.3 cm (6 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number99.444
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Ancient Glass (MFA), no. 22.
DescriptionDeep purple glass with splashes of white. Rim broad and molded, without splashes.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: W. H. Forman Collection; inherited from him by Mrs. Burt and then, about 1889, by A. H. Browne; by 1899: with Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 13 Wellington Strand, London, W.C. (sale of the Forman collection, June 19-22, lot 199); 1899: with Edward Perry Warren; 1899: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for
$ 32,500.00 (this is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542)
$ 32,500.00 (this is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542)