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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1920.44.92
Title
Jar
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
3rd-4th century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292425

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Blue-green glass
Technique
Free-blown glass
Dimensions
7.3 x 7.2 cm (2 7/8 x 2 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920.

Note: The Misses Norton were the daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton
Accession Year
1920
Object Number
1920.44.92
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Jar; flat base, conical body, with trailed band below neck, flared at mouth. Intact; minimal dirt on interior and exterior.
Commentary
Jars were typically used for storage of foods or other liquids. They have a wide mouth and come in several different shapes, including round and square.

For vessels similar in shape to this example, see Whitehouse, David. Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Corning, NY: The Corning Museum of Glass, 2001, no. 680.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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