Cinerary Urn
| Object Number: | MS5553A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Rome Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Date Made: | Late 1st c. CE |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Glass |
| Height: | 21.4 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Miss Lydia T. Morris, 1916 |
| Other Number: | GL? (ancient glass project) - Other Number |
Description
Green glass jar with flat turned-under rim. Rounded body, depressed base. Brown decomposition and silver iridescence.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| The Classical World: Rome ( Apr 1958 - 1975) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Classical World - Roman World (15 Mar 2003) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change (27 Sep 1997 - 18 Jun 1998) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Roman Sculpture Gallery (1975 - 2000) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Turfa, Jean M., and Romano, Irene B., and Brownlee, Ann B., and White, Donald J. 2002. Guide to the Etruscan and Roman Worlds at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 87, no. 128 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Fleming, Stuart J. 1997. Roman Glass: Reflections of Everyday Life (I).. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 52, pl. 74 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Rambo, Eleanor F. 1919. "The John Thompson Morris Collection of Ancient Glass". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 10. no. 3. pg. 156 - 165 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 159, fig. 64 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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