Bottle in the Form of a Bunch of Grapes
- Artist Culture
- Eastern Mediterranean,
Roman Empire, 753 BC–395 AD - Period
- Imperial period, 27 BC–AD 330
- Date
- 3rd century
- Material
- Glass
- associated with
- Levant, Roman Empire, Syria, Asia
- Classification
- Containers, glassware
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 208
- Dimensions
- 5 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (13.6 x 7 cm)
diameter of rim: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm) - Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Contact Us
- Object Number
- 420:1919
Provenance
Dr. Azeez Khayat (1875–1943), Tyre, Lebanon; New York, NY, USA; Haifa, Palestine [1]
- 1919
Anderson Galleries, New York, NY, USA
1919 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased at an auction of objects from the Khayat collection, Anderson Galleries, New York, NY, January 31–February 1, 1919, lot no. 245, through the agent Dr. Rudolph Meyer Riefstahl [2]
Notes:
[1] Invoice dated February 5, 1919 listing purchases made at the Khayat Sale, Anderson Galleries, February 1, 1919 [SLAM document files]. See also the auction catalogue [‘Greek and Roman Glass, Persian Potteries, Egyptian Necklaces, Tanagra Figures, Greek Vases, Egyptian and Roman Bronzes and Other Rare Objects of Ancient Art Collected by Azeez Khayat of New York,’ Anderson Galleries, New York, January 31–February 1, 1919, lot 245, p. 24].
[2] Invoice dated February 5, 1919 listing purchases made at the Khayat Sale, Anderson Galleries, February 1, 1919 [SLAM document files]. Saint Louis Art Museum Serial Accession List 1 [SLAM archives].
- 1919
Anderson Galleries, New York, NY, USA
1919 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased at an auction of objects from the Khayat collection, Anderson Galleries, New York, NY, January 31–February 1, 1919, lot no. 245, through the agent Dr. Rudolph Meyer Riefstahl [2]
Notes:
[1] Invoice dated February 5, 1919 listing purchases made at the Khayat Sale, Anderson Galleries, February 1, 1919 [SLAM document files]. See also the auction catalogue [‘Greek and Roman Glass, Persian Potteries, Egyptian Necklaces, Tanagra Figures, Greek Vases, Egyptian and Roman Bronzes and Other Rare Objects of Ancient Art Collected by Azeez Khayat of New York,’ Anderson Galleries, New York, January 31–February 1, 1919, lot 245, p. 24].
[2] Invoice dated February 5, 1919 listing purchases made at the Khayat Sale, Anderson Galleries, February 1, 1919 [SLAM document files]. Saint Louis Art Museum Serial Accession List 1 [SLAM archives].