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Ancient Art
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4th Century A.D.
Free-blown glass, purple
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Gift of Edward B. Greene, B.A. 1900
1930.47
Culture:
Roman, Eastern Mediterranean
Period:
Roman-Byzantine
Classification:
Containers - Glass
Provenance:
See 1951.51.69 for radiating pattern; See 1930.469 for similar type III chevron design
Bibliography:
Susan B. Matheson, Ancient Glass in the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1980), 113–14, no. 297, ill.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
