Phial with Three Handles
5th Century BCE - 4th Century BCE
3 3/4 x 11/16 x 5/8 in. (9.5 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm)
Persian artist
Iran
Persian; made in Northern Iran
Object Type:
Glass
Medium and Support:
Glass
Credit Line:
The C. Herbert Ocumpaugh Collection
Accession Number:
1928.316
Location: Not currently on view
Collection:
The C. Herbert Ocumpaugh Collection
There was a brisk trade in luxury wares across the near East in ancient times. This phial was excavated in Sheafa Omar in present-day Israel.
[Gallery label text, 1995]