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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.1861
Title
Bowl
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1st-2nd century CE
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/53745

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Blue-green glass
Technique
Free-blown glass
Dimensions
H. 5.5 x W. 9.3 x Base diam. 6.1 cm (2 3/16 x 3 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (by 1977), transfer; to the 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
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.1861
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Bowl; ring foot, flares to mouth. Intact; dirt accretions on interior and base of foot covering blue-green iridescence.

Classificaton: Isings form 41b
Commentary
A bowl is an open-shaped vessel, wider than it is tall. Bowls were most often used to hold food.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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