Sprinkler Flask

CultureRoman
Titles
  • Sprinkler Flask
Date200–400 AD
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (8.6 × 6.4 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Isabel B. Wilson
Object number2003.132
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Jerusalem, 1960s; [Arielle P. Kozloff, Inc., Cleveland]; purchased by Isabel B. Wilson (1931–2012), Houston, before 2003; given to MFAH, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Sticker on the underside: "2994"

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