Ovoid Jar with Zigzag Neck Coil, on Base Ring
Ovoid Jar with Zigzag Neck Coil, on Base Ring
Place of OriginEgypt, acquired in Cairo
Date4th-5th century CE
DimensionsH: 4 5/16 in. (10.9 cm); W: 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
MediumBlown glass, tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineReceived in exchange from the Kelsey Museum of Ancient & Medieval Archaeology, University of Michigan
Object number
1988.5
Not on View
Collections
Label TextIn 1988, the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) acquired objects 1988.3, 1988.4, and 1988.5 through an exchange with the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. Objects 1988.3 (formerly Kelsey 5005) and 1988.4 (formerly Kelsey 5014) were both published by Harden in 1936 as part of the Askren collection, originating from the Fayum, though not necessarily from Karanis. These pieces were acquired by the Kelsey Museum in 1925. Dr. David L. Askren, an American medical missionary in Egypt, practiced in the Fayum and later provided services to the University of Michigan's archaeological expeditions at Karanis and Dime. Object 1988.5 (formerly Kelsey 5352), acquired in the same exchange, has a different provenance: it was purchased from Maurice Nahman, a well-known dealer in Cairo, in 1927.- Glass
Fourth century
Possibly fourth century
Probably fourth century
Probably fourth to fifth century
Late fourth to early fifth century
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