Cinerary Urn with Lid

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Cinerary Urn with Lid

Culture: Roman

Date: 1st-2nd century A.D.

Medium: Glass

Dimensions:

h. 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm); diam. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)

Credit Line: Bequest of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.

Object number: 2005.1.97.a-b

Provenance: sold, Sotheby's, London, July 10, 1992, lot 435 to Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. (1921-2004), San Antonio; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. by bequest to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2005

Published References C. Richardson, Poor Man's Crystal: Utilitarian Glass from Ancient Rome, ca. 50 B.C.-A.D. 450 (San Antonio, 2003), no. 5.

Label Text

Glass jars like this one were primarily made for use in the home, where they served to store food and other goods. They were often reused as urns to contain cremated remains for burial. Such urns have been found at Roman sites in Italy and throughout western Europe.
(J. Powers, 2017)

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Cinerary Urn with Lid

Cinerary Urn with Lid