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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist, Roman Empire
Date4th-5th Century CE or Later
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall (Height): 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
Rim (Diam.): 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
Base (Diam.): 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
Diameter (Max.): 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.111
Not on view
DescriptionTranslucent amber glass; purplish patina. Everted rim; short concave neck; globular body; depressed base; molded, inverted Vs around body, making flame pattern. Rim edges folded.
Collections
Additional Details
Alternate Titles
Jar with zig-zag trails
Exhibition History
2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - (no cat.).
2005
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. Hamilton Collects, "A Century of Curiosities: The Story of the Hamilton College Collection," September 29 - December 30, 2005 (unnumbered cat.).
1988
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Ancient Glass: The Hamilton College Collection," March 5- April 24, 1988 (cat. no. 54, illus., cover, 13).
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - (no cat.).
2005
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. Hamilton Collects, "A Century of Curiosities: The Story of the Hamilton College Collection," September 29 - December 30, 2005 (unnumbered cat.).
1988
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Ancient Glass: The Hamilton College Collection," March 5- April 24, 1988 (cat. no. 54, illus., cover, 13).
Provenance
1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess
Published References
ANCIENT GLASS FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION (exh. cat. Clinton, Emerson Gallery, 1988), 14, illus., 13, cover.
Unknown artist, Roman Empire
Date: 2nd-3rd century CE
Medium: Mold-blown glass
Object number: 1929.70
Unknown artist, Roman Empire
Date: 2nd-3rd Century CE
Medium: Blown glass
Object number: 1929.82
Unknown artist, Roman Empire
Date: 2nd-4th Century CE
Medium: Mold-blown glass
Object number: 1929.72