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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1944.61
Title
Beaker
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
4th-5th century CE
Period
Late Antique period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291547

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Blue-green glass
Technique
Free-blown glass
Dimensions
9.84 x 7.62 cm (3 7/8 x 3 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
F. Maurice Newton, New York City, NY (by 1944), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1944.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of F. Maurice Newton
Accession Year
1944
Object Number
1944.61
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Beaker; slightly indented base, hourglass shape, flares to ground rim. Decorative toolmarks in two rows around exterior. Repaired from fragments; patches of pearly iridescence and pitting on exterior and interior, dirt accretions on interior.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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