Harvard Art Museums > 1960.271: Jug Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Jug , 1960.271,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291088. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.271 Title Jug Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date mid 1st century BCE-early 1st century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria, Northern Syria Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291088 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Redware Dimensions 26 x 21 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History David M. Robinson, Baltimore, MD (by 1960), bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1960. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.271 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Ribbon-type handle, spherical body with base ring, long cylindrical neck with slightly flared mouth and flat rim. Scoring on shoulder. U-shaped chip at base and small chips in the lip. Wheel made of reddish buff clay with lustrous red slip. Classification: This vessel was listed as an example of ESA Form 104A by John Hayes (See Hayes 1985, p. 43, as CVA Robinson Coll. I, tav. III.10). Commentary This jug is an example of Eastern Sigillata A Ware (“ESA”), a type of pottery produced in northern Syria in the region of greater Antioch (modern Antakya, in the Hatay region of modern Turkey). Fine table wares (cups, bowls, plates, platters, and pitchers) for table service, drinking, and dining were produced in ESA from the late second century BCE to the 2nd century CE. Publication History Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, p.14, Plate III.10 Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 26, no. 195 John W. Hayes, Sigillate Orientali, In Atlante delle Forme Ceramiche II, Ceramica Fine Romana nel Bacino Mediterraneo, Enciclopedia dell'arte antica, classica e orientale (Rome, 1985), Supp. 2, pp. 1-96, p. 43 Exhibition History The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961 Subjects and Contexts Roman Domestic Art Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
