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Collections

Unknown
Snake-thread Bottlefirst half of 3rd century

Not on view
Ancient glass bottle with teardrop body and tall cylindrical neck, heavily weathered surface with raised relief decoration of curving tendrils and crosshatched oval forms
Maker
Unknown
Title
Snake-thread Bottle
Place Made
Syria-Palestine
Date Made
first half of 3rd century
Medium
Thread decor glass
Dimensions
7 9/16 x 2 11/16 in. (19.2 x 6.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
M.88.129.89
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Saldern, Axel von. Glass 500 B.C. to A.D. 1900: The Hans Cohn Collection. Mainz: Philipp von Zabern, 1980.