Glass cinerary urn

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent pale yellow green.
Broad, tubular rim, folded out, down, round, up, and in, smoothed into upper surface of mouth, with one tooled indent in outer lip; short, cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; slightly squat globular body; concave bottom. Thick-walled, heavy jar.
Intact; a few bubbles and inclusions; dulling, slight pitting and weathering on exterior; severe weathering and brilliant iridescence on interior.

Glass cinerary urn, Glass, Roman

Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.