Glass bottle with snake-thread decoration
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Glass bottle with snake-thread decoration

TitleGlass bottle with snake-thread decoration
Date3rd century CE 3rd century
MediumGlass
ClassificationGlass
OriginRoman, Rhenish Roman
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Glass bottle with snake-thread decoration” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 3rd century CE. It is executed in glass and classified as glass. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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