Light green squared bottle | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1978.495.4
Title: Light green squared bottle
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 2nd-4th century CE
Period: Roman Imperial period
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/77999

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Glass
Dimensions: H. 6.9 x Rim diam. 2.4 x w. 3.4 cm (2 11/16 x 15/16 x 1 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, (by 1978) transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1978.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
Accession Year: 1978
Object Number: 1978.495.4
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Bottle; heavily indented base, square-sided body, straight shoulder, straight neck, flaring lip. Intact, except for two chips of rim missing, very clean, dirt on bottom, crack along body to base. This piece may not be ancient.

Subjects and Contexts

Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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

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1978.495.4: Light green squared bottle