1920.44.90: Bowl
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1920.44.90
- Title
- Bowl
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Culture
- Graeco-Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/292500
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Pale blue glass
- Technique
- Free-blown glass
- Dimensions
-
H. 5.8 x W. 8.1 cm (2 5/16 x 3 3/16 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
- 1920.44.90
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- Bowl; deeply indented flat base, straight sides, line in relief halfway up on exterior. Intact; purple-blue iridescent sheen, minimal patches of dirt accretion on base and sides, and scratches; probably heavily cleaned.
Subjects and Contexts
- Roman Domestic Art
Verification Level
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