Lidded Urn
Maurice Marinot
ca. 1925 · Glass · Modern and Contemporary Art
In antiquity, urns—covered vases without handles—were conceived to hold the ashes of the dead. The shape has continued to inspire designers and can be used for a variety of purposes: utilitarian, ceremonial, or, as here, art object.
- Artist
- Maurice Marinot
- Date
- ca. 1925
- Medium
- Glass
- Department
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1970
