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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1966.69
Title
Jug
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290227

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pale green glass
Technique
Free-blown glass
Dimensions
H. 7.2 x Rim diam. 1.8 x W. 2.9 cm (2 13/16 x 11/16 x 1 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck, Cambridge, MA (1939-1966), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1966.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Glueck
Accession Year
1966
Object Number
1966.69
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Miniature jug (oinochoe); flat ring foot, tapering body, pointed lip, one handle. Intact; some dirt and purple-blue iridescence on interior, opaque white accretions on handle and lip.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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