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Pomegranate-shaped sprinkler,

3rd–4th century CE

Roman Imperial to Late Antiquity, ca. 476–700 CE
1995-190

Information

Title
Pomegranate-shaped sprinkler
Dates

3rd–4th century CE

Medium
Transparent light green glass
Dimensions
h. 10.2 cm., diam. rim 5.7 cm., diam. base 1.6 cm., max. diam. 6.2 cm. (4 x 2 1/4 x 5/8 x 2 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Elliott M. Sanger and Kenneth E. Sanger in memory of Edward Naumburg Jr., Class of 1924
Object Number
1995-190
Place Made

Syria

Description
Fire-polished rim; wide flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, severely constricted inside, forming a diaphragm. The globular body stands on six pinched toes. Coil wound below rim. Around the body are six vertical pinched fins.
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Materials
Subject

Formerly in the collection of Edward S. Naumburg, Jr. '24; given to the Museum in 1995 by Elliott M. Sanger and Kenneth E. Sanger