1912.13: Beaker
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1912.13
- Title
- Beaker
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 1st -2nd century CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World
- Period
- Roman period
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/292808
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Colorless glass
- Technique
- Free-blown glass
- Dimensions
- 9.4 x 6.7 cm (3 11/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1912), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1912.
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
- 1912
- Object Number
- 1912.13
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Clear glass beaker with concave sides.
Classification: Isings form 32 - Commentary
- A beaker is an open-shaped vessel taller than it is wide. The vessels were used for drinking.
Verification Level
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