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Sphero-Conical Vessel

Artist Unknown Roman artist , Eastern Mediterranean

Date9th–10th century

MediumGlass: expanded, mold-blown and tooled

DimensionsH. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm) x Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm); Diam. of rim 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Elizabeth F. Gervais-Gruen

Object number92.7.7

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ProvenanceElizabeth F. Gervais-Gruen, Chapel Hill, NC; given to NCMA, 1992. Published ReferencesGazette des Beaux-Arts no. 1490 (Mars 1993), 94.Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Art for the People: Recent Museum Acquisitions,” September 14, 1997-January 4, 1998. (Closing date extended to January 25, 1998) Object Rights Statement

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