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Strainer for filtering wine
Strainer for filtering wine

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
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
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
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