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Round disk (lid or plate fragment?)
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 4th–1st century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, probably Crete
Medium/Technique
Glass, free-blown
Dimensions
Diameter: 15.3 cm (6 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by subscription
Accession Number72.433
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionOutsplayed rounded edge. Curves into domical projection in the center. Yellow-green. Intact, except for slight crack; some iridescence, especially on underside.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with General Luigi Palma di Cesnola (from Cyprus); May 16, 1872: purchased by MFA from General Luigi Palma di Cesnola for
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)