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Toilet bottle

Roman
Imperial Period
3rd–4th century A.D.

Medium/Technique Glass, free-blown
Dimensions Height: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Miss M. Elizabeth Carter
Accession Number12.767
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionInverted conical body; rounded shoulder; long, tubular neck; funnel mouth; rounded rim. Pale greenish. Intact; mostly covered with whitish iridescence.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Miss M. Elizabeth Carter Collection; gift of Miss M. Elizabeth Carter, through Miss Nellie P. Carter, to MFA, August 15, 1912