Jar Item Number: M3.72 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Vial made from opaque black glass with a rounded and uneven lip, a wide mouth, and a body with twisted ribs that tapers towards a knob-like base. Two thick drawn handles extend from the mouth to the shoulder. Pinched at the neck.

History Of Use

Small amphora used to store unguents, oil or perfume.

Specific Techniques

The casting was done by cire perdue process (pouring in viscous glass after the wax form was melted out), or by fusing powered glass in situ between two parts of a closed mold. Objects which were required to be shaped only on one side were pressed in open molds, while those which were modelled in the round, such as this piece, were cast in two-piece molds. For similar example see: Oppenlander, p.257 fig. 752.

Narrative

The van Haersolte Collection

Item History

What

Name
Jar
Identification Number
M3.72
Type of Item
jar
Material
glass
Manufacturing Technique
bipartite mould cast
Overall
height 11.7 cm, width 3.7 cm, depth 2.2 cm

Who

Culture
Near East
Previous Owner
Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn, Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn
Received from
Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn (Seller)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Asia

When

Creation Date
between 400 and 600
Collection Date
during 1890
Ownership Date
before April 26, 1956
Acquisition Date
on April 26, 1956

Other

Condition
good
Current Location
Case 96
Accession Number
2308/0237