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Oil flask (aryballos)

1st–2nd century A.D. or later
Medium/TechniqueGlass; free-blown with attached glass and bronze handles; wheel-cut lines around center of body
DimensionsHeight: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number01.8227
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ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy 1901: with A. Khayat, Boston; purchased by MFA from A. Khayat, November 1901
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1st–2nd century A.D.
Flask with two handles
4th–5th century A.D.
Cosmetic tube
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Costmetic flask
about 4th century A.D.
Jar with two handles
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Jar with two handles
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