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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
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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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