Jar

CultureRoman
Titles
  • Jar
Date200–400 AD
MediumGlass
Dimensionsheight × diameter: 5 1/8 × 2 1/2 inches (13.0 × 6.4 cm.)
diameter at base: 2 inches (5.0 cm.)

Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number31.104
Non exposé

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
Provenance[Alauf, Baalbek, Syria]; purchased by Miss Annette Finnigan (1873–1940), Houston, by 1931; given to MFAH, 1931.
Exhibition History"Ten Centuries that Shaped the West," The Rice Institute for the Arts, Houston, October 15, 1970–January 3, 1971;
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, February 3–April 1, 1971;
Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, May 16–July 11, 1971.

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Jar with Multiple Handles
201–300 AD
Glass
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525–400 BC
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Perfume Bottle
69–96 AD
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Perfume Bottle
27 BC–68 AD
Glass
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Cup
193–235 AD
Glass
31.103
Perfume Bottle
27 BC–68 AD
Glass
31.101
Bottle
96–192 AD
Glass
31.105
Pitcher
96–192 AD
Glass
31.106
Large Bottle
100–200 AD
Glass
31.107
Goblet
1–400 AD
Glass
31.113