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Object Type
Museum number: 1913,0522.96
Description: Wine-coloured blown glass basket with a truncated conical body and a folded out rim with two vertical handles. The concave base has a pointed kick and pontil mark.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 3rdC; 200 - 300
Production place: Made in: Cyprus (?); Made in: Levant (?); Made in: Egypt (?)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Syria
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 5.50 centimetres (base); Height: 6.50 centimetres (total); Length: 10.40 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Location: On display (G70/dc17)
Acquisition name: Donated by: Charles Fairfax Murray; Donated by: William Lockett Agnew
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1913
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1913,0522.96
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: DBH.1598

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