White opaque oenochoe with purple lines and zig-zag band

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At A Glance

  • Period

    50 BCE-1 CE
  • Geography

    Eastern Mediterranean
  • Material

    Glass
  • Dimension

    H x W: 10 x 6.5 cm (3 15/16 x 2 9/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1909.332
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1909.332

Object Details

  • Description

    White opaque oenochoe with purple lines and zig-zag band. Broken and repaired. Handle and edges of foot with mouth-rim mostly broken off.
  • Provenance

    To 1909
    Giovanni Dattari (circa 1858-1923), Cairo, Egypt, to 1909 [1]
    From 1909 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Giovanni Dattari in 1909 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Ancient Glass (June 1962 to (end date unknown))
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Giovanni Dattari (1858-1923) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    Eastern Mediterranean
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Vessel
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