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pitcher

Object NamePitcher

Made FromCeramic

Date100-199

Place Madeprobably Germany

TechniqueThrown, applied

SizeOverall H: 11.9 cm, Diam (max): 9.7 cm

Accession Number66.7.2

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 DescriptionPitcher. Light buff ceramic; thrown, applied handle. Pitcher: globular. Rim vertical, with rounded lip pinched to form trefoil mouth; neck short, tapering at top and splaying at bottom; wall tapers at bottom; foot disk-shaped; on upper wall, single horizontal groove; strap handle attached to upper wall and top of neck.
Provenance

Former Collection Jurgen von Bemberg (German, 1909-2007) - 1966-08-23