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Ancient Art
Jar
4th–5th century A.D.
Free-blown glass, transparent purple
12.2 x 8.28 cm (4 13/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
other (body diameter and rim height): 2.41 x 10.54 cm(15/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore
1955.6.358
Culture:
Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, Syrian
Period:
Late Roman- Early Byzantine
Classification:
Containers - Glass
Status:
Not on view
Bibliography:
Susan B. Matheson, Ancient Glass in the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1980), 116–17, no. 308, ill.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
