Object Title
Lacrimarium
Measurements
1 7/8 x 3/4 x 3/4 in.
Creation Date
1st-3rd cent. CE
Credit Line
Tampa Museum of Art, gift of Ms. Lili Kaufmann
Museum Contact
Sarah Smith, Senior Registrar sarah.smith@tampamuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
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Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Mediterranean World, ca. 5000 BCE to 500 CE
Provenance Information
Gifted to the Tampa Museum of Art in Dec. 2021. The object was reportedly acquired in Israel in the 1990s by Ms. Lili Kaufmann but attempts to trace provenance prior to sale have been unsuccessful.
Exhibition Information
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Publication Information
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Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Ms. Lili Kaufmann purchased several other Roman glass objects, in Israel between 1988 and 2000, from a small selection of galleries, including Louvre gallery and Barakat and Sons gallery in Jerusalem and Denny Pinkus Antiquarium in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. It’s highly likely that this object was acquired from one of those galleries, in the 1990s.
The exact date of the purchase is unknown, and attempts to determine the exact date or the gallery where it was acquired were unsuccessful.
The Kaufmann pieces (seven total) add significantly to the Museum’s small collection of ca. 20 ancient glassware. Four of the types are not currently in the Antiquities Collection. The acquisition of seven Roman glass objects signals the widening interest of the Museum’s collecting area beyond ancient Greek vases and Roman sculpture. This acquisition may encourage the further growth of the Museum’s Antiquities holdings.
The exact date of the purchase is unknown, and attempts to determine the exact date or the gallery where it was acquired were unsuccessful.
The Kaufmann pieces (seven total) add significantly to the Museum’s small collection of ca. 20 ancient glassware. Four of the types are not currently in the Antiquities Collection. The acquisition of seven Roman glass objects signals the widening interest of the Museum’s collecting area beyond ancient Greek vases and Roman sculpture. This acquisition may encourage the further growth of the Museum’s Antiquities holdings.