1977.216.1861: Bowl
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1977.216.1861
- Title
- Bowl
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 1st-2nd century CE
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/53745
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Blue-green glass
- Technique
- Free-blown glass
- Dimensions
- H. 5.5 x W. 9.3 x Base diam. 6.1 cm (2 3/16 x 3 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (by 1977), transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University
- Accession Year
- 1977
- Object Number
- 1977.216.1861
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Bowl; ring foot, flares to mouth. Intact; dirt accretions on interior and base of foot covering blue-green iridescence.
Classificaton: Isings form 41b - Commentary
- A bowl is an open-shaped vessel, wider than it is tall. Bowls were most often used to hold food.
Subjects and Contexts
- Roman Domestic Art
Verification Level
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