1924.76: Jug
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1924.76
- Title
- Jug
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 3rd-4th century CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Nubia
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Meroitic
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/292371
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Green glass
- Technique
- Free-blown glass
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 8.3 cm (6 7/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Excavated from Grave 2 by Oric Bates and Dows Dunham at Gammai, Sudan (1915-1916). Natica Bates, Groton, MA (by 1924), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1924.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Oric Bates
- Accession Year
- 1924
- Object Number
- 1924.76
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Square bottle of brownish-green glass, concave sides, one handle, flaring lip. Rim chipped.
Subjects and Contexts
- Roman Domestic Art
Verification Level
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