Aryballos with Chain and Stopper | Yale University Art Gallery

1st century A.D.

On view, 1st floor, Dura-Europos

Medium: Free-blown glass, colorless and dark blue with bronze chains, stopper, and suspension ring.
Dimensions: 1 9/16 × 1 5/8 × 1 7/16 in. (4 × 4.1 × 3.7 cm)
h.: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds given in honor of Richard A. Grossmann, B.A. 2001
Accession Number: 2003.36.1
Culture: Easten Mediterranean, Syrian or Palestinian
Period: Roman
Classification: Containers
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Provenance

Ex coll. Ziad Haddad, London; inherited in 1986 from his father, who acquired it in 1955 along with ca. 15 other ancient glass vessels. Letter from owner in object file.

Bibliography

"Acquisitions 2003," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2004), 137, ill

Object copyright

No Copyright - United States

Additional information

Object/Work type

aryballoi

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