Harvard Art Museums > 1977.216.3140: Lid of an Inkwell 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"Lid of an Inkwell , 1977.216.3140,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 29, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/304101. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.216.3140 Title Lid of an Inkwell Other Titles Alternate Title: Stud small disc with attachment Classification Vessels Work Type cover Date 1st century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World Period Roman Imperial period, Middle Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/304101 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy Technique Cast and hammered Dimensions 1.3 x 2.3 cm (1/2 x 7/8 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The patina is green with spots of black. The surface is obscured in areas with corrosion products. There are small losses at the edges of the disc. The disc has a center punch mark at the top and an incised line 1 mm from the outer edge. It was probably cut from a hammered sheet and then finished and incised by turning. The small knob was cast. It was fastened using a hole in the disc and then peened tight at the bottom where it projects through the hole Henry Lie (submitted 2001) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Henry W. Haynes collection, Boston, MA, (by 1912), bequest; to the Harvard University Department of Classics, (1912-1977), transferred; to Fogg Art Museum, 1977. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912 Accession Year 1977 Object Number 1977.216.3140 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 Published Catalogue Text: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes at the Harvard Art Museums This circular lid has a pomegranate or poppy-shaped knob on the top for lifting (1). The line around the edge of the disc appears to be decorative. The lid would have protected the ink inside an inkwell from spilling or drying. NOTES: 1. There is a very similar lid on an inkwell in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; see M. Comstock and C. C. Vermeule, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Greenwich, CT, 1971) 324, no. 454 (inv. no. 65.910; said to have been found in a Macedonian tomb). Lisa M. Anderson Subjects and Contexts Ancient Bronzes 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
