1992.256.194: Miniature Flask
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1992.256.194
- Title
- Miniature Flask
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 5th-6th century CE
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/288770
Location
- Location
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Level 3, Room 3740, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Egypt: Art for Eternity
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Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Pale green glass
- Technique
- Free-blown glass
- Dimensions
- H. 3.2 x W. 1.8 x 1 cm (1 1/4 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
- Accession Year
- 1992
- Object Number
- 1992.256.194
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Miniature flask; pointed base, flattened body, thick lip. Intact, except for tip of base; exterior has been cleaned, iridescence on interior and dirt clump in body of vessel.
Exhibition History
- 32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/18/2024 - 06/09/2025
Subjects and Contexts
- Roman Domestic Art
Verification Level
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