1920.44.92: Jar
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1920.44.92
- Title
- Jar
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 3rd-4th century CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/292425
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Blue-green glass
- Technique
- Free-blown glass
- Dimensions
- 7.3 x 7.2 cm (2 7/8 x 2 13/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920.
Note: The Misses Norton were the daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton
- Accession Year
- 1920
- Object Number
- 1920.44.92
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- Jar; flat base, conical body, with trailed band below neck, flared at mouth. Intact; minimal dirt on interior and exterior.
- Commentary
-
Jars were typically used for storage of foods or other liquids. They have a wide mouth and come in several different shapes, including round and square.
For vessels similar in shape to this example, see Whitehouse, David. Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Corning, NY: The Corning Museum of Glass, 2001, no. 680.
Subjects and Contexts
- Roman Domestic Art
Verification Level
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