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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1932.56.112
Title
Bottle
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
4th century CE
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292306

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3620, University Study Gallery
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pale blue glass
Technique
Free-blown glass
Dimensions
14.7 x 8.9 cm (5 13/16 x 3 1/2 in.)

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
1932.56.112
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Bottle; flattened base, spherical body with eight vertical ridges in relief, long narrow neck, rolled lip. Intact; slight iridescence, dirt accretions on interior of neck and body.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/20/2024 - 05/05/2024; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2024 - 01/05/2025

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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