VesselsRoman1st-2nd century CE

Cinerarium

1st-2nd century CE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Free-blown glass

Medium

Pale blue-green glass

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period

Century

1st-2nd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

19.6 x 16.1 (diam. at mouth) cm (7 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Henry W. Haynes, Boston, MA (1873/78-1912), bequest; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1912-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977.

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