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Pitcher

3rd–4th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueGlass, free-blown with attached handle
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 14.2 x 9.8 cm (5 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number04.1909
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceSaid to be from Abydos. 1903-1904: purchased for the MFA from Abd el-Mageed, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe as part of a group (04.1907-04.1909) for £3.10. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1904)

Oil flask (aryballos)
1st–2nd century A.D. or later
Pitcher
Probably 8th–11th century A.D.
Group shot: 93.15, 90.71, 93.18, 81.347, 94.196, 94.194
2nd–4th century A.D.
Amphora
1st–2nd century A.D.
Group shot: 93.19-21, 08.188, 08.197, 08.194
4th–5th century A.D.
Flask with spout (nursing bottle)
4th–5th century A.D.
Bottle with basket handle
4th–5th century A.D.
Jug
4th or second half of the 4th century–early 5th century