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
Exhibition History: "Poor Man's Crystal: Utilitarian Glass from Ancient Rome, ca. 50 B.C.-A.D. 450," Wesleyan University, Connecticut, March 28-May 25, 2003
"From a Fiery Furnace: The Ancient Art of Glassmaking," San Antonio Museum of Art, July 5-October 12, 2003
"Mediterraneo," Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico, April 27-Nov. 7, 2004
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)
(J. Powers, 2017)
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