1932.56.110: Cinerarium with Human Remains
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1932.56.110
- Title
- Cinerarium with Human Remains
- Other Titles
- Former Title: Funerary Ash Urn
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 1st century BCE-2nd century CE
- Period
- Roman period
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/292364
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Pale blue-green glass
- Technique
- Free-blown glass
- Dimensions
- H. 27.7 x Rim diam. 18.4 x W. 22 cm (10 7/8 x 7 1/4 x 8 11/16 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
- 1932.56.110
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Cinerarium; ovoid body (circum. 70.6 cm), constricted to form base (diam. 13 cm), short neck, rolled lip, two opposed handles. Intact; covered in flaking opalescent iridescence and minimal dirt accretions. Cremated human remains and debris fill this vessel.
Exhibition History
- Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008
Verification Level
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