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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1978.495.15
Title
Neck Fragment with Handles
Other Titles
Former Title: Neck fragment of amphora with handles
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd, neck amphora
Date
2nd-4th century CE
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/77942

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pale yellow-green glass
Technique
Free-blown glass
Dimensions
4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.)

Provenance

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

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
Accession Year
1978
Object Number
1978.495.15
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

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.

Verification Level

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