Strainer for filtering wine
about 300 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueSilver with gold leaf
Dimensionsheight x width-4.4 x 19.7 cm (1 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1995.679
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On viewClassificationsVessels
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ProvenanceBy 1995: with Christie's, 8 King Street, St. James's, London, SW1Y 6QT, England (Christie's auction, July 5, 1995, lot 179); purchased on behalf of MFA by River Associates Inc., 15 Gray Gardens West, Cambridge, MA 02138; purchased by MFA from River Associates Inc., September 20, 1995
3rd century B.C.
late 1st century B.C.
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
3rd century B.C.
3rd century B.C.
3rd century B.C.
1st century A.D.
about 400–350 B.C.
4th century A.D.
2nd century B.C.
mid 6th century B.C.