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Aryballos
This is a Aryballos. It is dated 3rd–4th century and we acquired it in 1958. Its medium is blown and drawn glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Glass, essentially a mixture of soda, silica, and lime, can be colored through the addition of metals or other materials. Glass makers of the classical Roman era knew that aquamarine blue could be achieved by adding copper, and a deep blue, as in this vessel, with cobalt.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Marie Torrance Hadden.
- Vase
- enamel.
- Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- 1949-151-20
- Apron
- indigo-dyed cotton.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2017-15-2
- Vase (USA)
- stoneware.
- 1957-42-1
Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.
- #L885 Bowl
- glazed earthenware.
- 1982-38-1
Its dimensions are
Overall: 9.8 x 6 cm (3 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Aryballos; blown and drawn glass; Overall: 9.8 x 6 cm (3 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Marie Torrance Hadden; 1958-26-3
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.
