Glass cinerary urn (olla)

Unknown

mid-1st–2nd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue green. Broad, everted, tubular rim, made by folding out, down, round, and in, with beveled upper surface; ovoid body; deep concave bottom. Intact, but with one internal crack running vertically from rim to top of side; some bubbles; dulling, pitting, limy encrustation, faint iridescence, and patchy whitish weathering on exterior, limy encrustation and thick weathering with brilliant iridescence on interior. Plain ovoid jar.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-1st–2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881