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Urn

A work made of glass, blown.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of glass, blown.

Date:

Mid–1st to 2nd century

Artist:

Roman

About this artwork

Lidded glass urns were among the largest blown-glass vessels produced by the Romans. Manufactured as storage jars, they were also used as burial containers for cremated human remains and have been unearthed primarily in the western part of the Roman Empire, including Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy. While Roman glassmakers could produce a range of vibrant colors, the translucent, blue-green color of this urn was achieved naturally due to the presence of iron oxide in the raw materials used in its production.

Status

On View, Gallery 152

Department

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture

Ancient Roman

Title

Urn

Place

Roman Empire (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

50 CE–200 CE

Medium

Glass, blown

Dimensions

a (urn): 33.3 × 19 × 19 cm (13 1/8 × 7 1/5 × 7 1/5 in) b (lid): 30.4 × 10.1 × 10 cm (12 × 4 × 3.96 in)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Classical Art Society and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Alexander, William and Ann Roberts, and Philip Morris Companies, Inc., through the Classical Art Society in honor of Kurt Luckner

Reference Number

1999.263a-b

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