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Jug with trefoil mouth
Jug with trefoil mouth

Jug with trefoil mouth

about 4th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueGlass, free-blown with applied handle and decoration
DimensionsHeight: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Everett Fund
Accession number93.17
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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4th or second half of the 4th century–early 5th century
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6th century AD
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about 4th century A.D.
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about 4th century A.D.
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4th or mid 4th–early 5th century A.D.
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4th–5th century A.D.
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Jug
about 4th century A.D.
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Jug
about 4th century A.D.
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3rd–4th century A.D.