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Aryballos (oil bottle)

Aryballos (oil bottle)

Aryballos · 2nd-4th century CE
Intact aryballos (oil flask) in transparent, blue-green glass. The vessel is free blown with a spherical body, short tube neck, and applied dolphin handles.

Classification: C. Isings, Roman Glass from Dated Finds (Djakarta: Groningen, 1957), form 61.
Shape
Aryballos
Period
2nd-4th century CE
Date
2nd-4th century CE
Culture
Roman
Dimensions
H: 8.50 cm W: 6.90 cm
Medium
Glass
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
2003.100.1
Image Source
harvard
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