Jar
VesselsRoman1st-3rd century CE

Jar

1st-3rd century CE

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Opaque blue glass
Culture
Roman
Period
Roman Imperial period
Century
1st-3rd century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

Rim diam. 3.2 x H. 4.7 x W. 4.8 cm (1 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Harry J. Denberg, New York, NY (by 1969), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1969.

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