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Source Description
The lid of this small jar is held in place by a chain that passes through loops on the object's body and lid. Green stones at the chain's ends serve both as decoration and to keep the chain from slipping loose. The jar probably contained perfumes or cosmetics. The U-shaped curve at the top of the chain suggests that the container was hung from something, perhaps another piece of jewelry.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
13569
label
Cosmetic Jar on Chain
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
13569
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cosmetic Jar on Chain
description
The lid of this small jar is held in place by a chain that passes through loops on the object's body and lid. Green stones at the chain's ends serve both as decoration and to keep the chain from slipping loose. The jar probably contained perfumes or cosmetics. The U-shaped curve at the top of the chain suggests that the container was hung from something, perhaps another piece of jewelry.
provenance
F. L. van Gans, Frankfurt (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; P. Mavrogordato, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Galerie Bachstitz, The Hague [catalogue 1921, part II, lot 92 K]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century BC
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
jars
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.7
height
11
depth
2.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/16 x W: 4 5/16 x D: 1 1/8 in. (2.7 x 11 x 2.8 cm)
Source extras
med
gold, stones
creator_ids
15409
collection_ids
ROM
JWL
exhibition_ids
1954
2054
2227
2513
2704
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
579c864fc015febd