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Flask

Date:: 7th–8th century
Geography:: Iraq or Syria
Medium:: Glass; mold blown
Dimensions:: H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Classification:: Glass
Credit Line:: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Accession Number:: 30.115.14

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Provenance

Theodore M. Davis, New York (by 1914–d. 1915); On loan from his estateduring settlement of the estate (1915–30); In permanent possession of The Metropolitan Museum of Artsince 1930
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A.D. 500-1000 (6,679)
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