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Lid

WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN / GAUL
Lid
 late 1st century CE-2nd century CE

Medium
glass

Measurements
7.4 × 13.6 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1969

Reproduction requests

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Western Mediterranean / Gaul

Inscription
none

Accession Number
D89B-1969

Department
Antiquities

Physical description
Bright green lid with splayed concave sides and a thickened carination above a vertical rim with rounded lip. The knob is solid, being convex on the top and on the underside. The lid is blown but no pontil mark.

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