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Object NameCinerary Urn

Made FromGlass

Date75-199

Place Madeprobably Germany

TechniqueBlown, applied

SizeOverall H: 30.2 cm, Diam (max): 29.8 cm

Accession Number66.1.244

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Past | Present: Expanding the Stories of Glass

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This object was found in a Roman-period cemetery in western Germany in 1862. Glass vessels held cremated remains, gold jewelry, and coins, and were placed inside stone cylinders. Metal and ceramic juglets with intentionally broken necks would have held wine or oil. The current location of the cremated remains, as well as the jewelry and other finds, is unknown.

Physical DescriptionCinerary Urn. Transparent bluish green, handle has black inclusions; body blown, handle applied. Bottle: broad cylindrical body; rim folded out, up, and in to form thick, somewhat irregular flange which slopes down to lip; neck cylindrical, wider at bottom than at top; shoulder flat, with rounded edge; wall tapers slightly, then curves in at bottom; base plain, slightly concave; no pontil mark. Wide strap handle dropped onto shoulder, drawn up, bent sharply in, and attached to upper neck, after which residue of glass was folded over and up; lower part of handle ribbed.
Provenance

Source Jurgen von Bemberg (German, 1909-2007) - 1966