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Bottle flask

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
Bottle flask
 late 3rd century CE-early 4th century CE

Medium
glass

Measurements
11.0 × 5.1 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Eastern Mediterranean

Accession Number
3949-D3

Department
Antiquities

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