1992.256.19: Miniature Ampulla with Cross
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1992.256.19
- Title
- Miniature Ampulla with Cross
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- c. 500-1200 CE
- Period
- Byzantine period
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/289130
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
- Terracotta
- Technique
- Molded
- Dimensions
- 3.2 x 2.8 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/8 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
- 1992.256.19
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Cross molded in relief, two suspension loops on shoulders.
Exhibition History
- 32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/18/2024 - 06/09/2025
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