FragmentsRoman2nd-4th century CE

Neck Fragment with Handles

2nd-4th century CE

Description

Fragment of small glass amphora, remains of shoulder and neck; two applied handles. Extensive layers of accretion and flaking iridescence cover the fragment, and there are many cracks.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Free-blown glass

Medium

Pale yellow-green glass

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period

Century

2nd-4th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.)

Provenance

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (by 1978), transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1978.

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