1932.56.104: Beaker with Inscription
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1932.56.104
- Title
- Beaker with Inscription
- Other Titles
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Former Title: Beaker with Molded Greek Letters
Former Title: Drinking Glass - Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 1st century CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/292043
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Pale blue glass
- Technique
- Mold-blown glass
- Dimensions
- actual: 8.2 x 6.1 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: in Greek, ΕΦΟΠ ΑΡΕΙΕ
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Harris Kennedy, Class of 1894
- Accession Year
- 1932
- Object Number
- 1932.56.104
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Blue green glass decorated with impressed designs in relief. Three pairs of bands encircle the cup. Between the top two pairs there is a group of Greek letters:
EΦOΠ APEIE (efop areie)
Classificaton: Group G.
Exhibition History
- Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008
- 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2019 - 01/08/2020; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/04/2021 - 01/02/2022; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/02/2023 - 12/30/2023; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2024 - 01/05/2025
Subjects and Contexts
- Roman Domestic Art
Verification Level
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