Harvard Art Museums > 1895.222: Aryballos (oil bottle) Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Aryballos (oil bottle) , 1895.222,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 10, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/293163. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1895.222 Title Aryballos (oil bottle) Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1st-2nd century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/293163 Physical Descriptions Medium Glass Technique Free-blown glass Dimensions 8 x 7.4 cm (3 1/8 x 2 15/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Charles Eliot Norton and Richard Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1895), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1895. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor C.E. Norton and Richard Norton Accession Year 1895 Object Number 1895.222 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This intact aryballos is made of transparent green glass with applied handles. In shape, the vessel has a globular body, flat bottom, and short cylindrical neck. Classification: C. Isings, Roman Glass from Dated Finds (Djakarta: Groningen, 1957), form 61. Commentary Aryballoi were used to store oils and are associated with bathing. In size, the vessels are generally no more than 5-8cm in height. Glass aryballoi were produced in the first half of the first century CE in a thin-walled, colored version, however, the more common thick-walled type seen here became popular towards the end of the first century CE. Subjects and Contexts Roman Domestic Art Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
