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Jar with pinched ribs
Jar with pinched ribs

Jar with pinched ribs

3rd–4th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueGlass, free-blown and tooled
DimensionsHeight: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Everett Fund
Accession number93.51
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceAccording to the MFA Register of Glass this is one of 43 pieces from the vicinity of Tyre in Phoenicia, brought to this country by Michel Farah and acquired by the MFA, January 3, 1893, for $ 800.00 (this amount is the total price for MFA 93.10-93.52)
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