Urn
Date1st-2nd century AD
PeriodRoman Imperial
Classification(s)
Object TypeUrn
Registration Number32308
DescriptionA large glass cinerary urn. The glass is a very pale green. It has two square handles from neck to shoulders. The glass is cracked in some areas. It was found with a collection of vessels in a Graeco-Roman tomb. MaterialGlass
TechniqueBlown glass
Dimensions(H) 34 x (W) 12 x (L) 22 cmCuratorial RemarksRecovered in 1833 by Can. Giuseppe Grech, as per manuscript with drawings held in the library of the National Museum of Archaeology.ProvenanceVajrinġa Street, VictoriaPublished ReferencesCaruana, A.A. Ancient Pottery from the Ancient Pagan tombs and Christian cemeteries in the Island of Malta. Malta, 1899, p.55, pl.XXIII.Sagona, Claudia. The Archaeology of Punic Malta. Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Supplement 9. Peeters, 2002, p.1119.
Bonanno, Anthony. Malta: Phoenician, Punic and Roman. Midsea Books Ltd., 2005, pp.218-219.Bibliography
Antichità trovate dal Can. Giuseppe Grech […] nei confini del Rabato dell'Isola di Gozo, nell'anno 1833. Unpublished manuscript held in the library of the National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta.
Alternate ID Numbers
- Other HM Registration Number VJG/G1
- HM Object Number 32308
Public Access
On viewLocation
- Gozo Museum of Archaeology, First Floor, Room 6 - Classical, Showcase 16
