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Object NameCinerary Urn with Lid
Made FromGlass
Date100-199
Place Madeprobably Germany
TechniqueBlown, applied
Size(a) H: 31.6 cm, Diam (max): 19 cm; (b) H: 5.8 cm Diam: 13.4 cm
Accession Number66.1.242
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Past | Present: Expanding the Stories of Glass
On ViewAncient Gallery
Interpretive NotesThis 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.
Provenance
Source
Jurgen von Bemberg
(German, 1909-2007) - 1966
Flamersheim, Germany. Excavated from a burial, Flamersheim, Rhineland, Germany, 1860. Von Bemberg Family, Flamersheim, Germany, 1860–1966.
Flamersheim, Germany. Excavated from a burial, Flamersheim, Rhineland, Germany, 1860. Von Bemberg Family, Flamersheim, Germany, 1860–1966.
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