Glass cinerary urn (olla)

Unknown

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

Translucent blue green. Broad, tubular rim, folded out, down, and in, forming uneven upper surface; tall ovoid body; shallow concave bottom. Intact; pinprick and some larger bubbles, with glassy and gritty inclusions; faint dulling and iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-1st–2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917