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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1955.127
Title
Jug
Other Titles
Former Title: Bottle with handle
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
4th-5th century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe
Period
Late Antique period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/53746

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Blue-green glass
Technique
Mold-blown glass
Dimensions
H. 12.7 x Rim diam. 5 x W. 5.9 cm (5 x 1 15/16 x 2 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Aimée and Rosamond Lamb, Milton, MA (by 1955), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1955.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Aimee and Rosamond Lamb
Accession Year
1955
Object Number
1955.127
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Jug; body in two sections, flattened oblate narrowing to flat base, pinched then fig shaped, these sections (diam. 3.5 cm) covered with decorative vertical ribs; applied ring around neck, straight neck, widely flaring mouth, applied handle. Intact; some opaque dirt accretions, handle has dark purple iridescence near mouth.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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