Opaque blue-green glazed faience amphora with two handles, short neck, wide flat lip, and etched pattern decorations.
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The exterior of this opaque blue-green glazed faience amphora has several darkened patches on the surface. The spherical body rests on a short base and has a slimmer, short neck that turns into a flat, wide lip. There are two symmetrical ribbon handles that rest of the shoulder and attach at the top under the lip. The upper half of the body is decorated with curling, etched lines that resemble tendrils of a plant. There are three small holes or punctures in the center. The lower half is etched with a horizontal rope pattern and an arched, brick-like design.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.34
Title
Neck Amphora with Tendril Decoration
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1st-2nd century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Egyptian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/286240

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3700, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Roman Art
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Blue-green glazed faience
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
17 x 15.8 cm (6 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Charles Dikran Kelekian, New York, NY, (by 1982), by inheritance; to Nanette Rodney Kelekian, New York, NY, (1982-1995), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1995.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Nanette Rodney Kelekian
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.34
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • In/Tuition: a seminar's engagement with Joseph Beuys, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 09/20/1997 - 12/07/1997
  • Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008
  • 32Q: 3700 Roman, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Subjects and Contexts

  • Google Art Project

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