Glass beaker with indented sides
Translucent light blue green.
Everted rim, with thickened, rounded lip; side tapering downwards, then bulging outwards at corners, and curving in to tubular foot ring, made by folding; low kick at center of bottom with large circular pontil mark.
On lower half of body, four deep round or oval indents, giving square shape to side.
Intact; pitting to surface bubbles, slight limy encrustation, and patches of creamy weathering and iridescence.
Greenish, with indented sides.
Everted rim, with thickened, rounded lip; side tapering downwards, then bulging outwards at corners, and curving in to tubular foot ring, made by folding; low kick at center of bottom with large circular pontil mark.
On lower half of body, four deep round or oval indents, giving square shape to side.
Intact; pitting to surface bubbles, slight limy encrustation, and patches of creamy weathering and iridescence.
Greenish, with indented sides.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass beaker with indented sides
- Period: Mid Imperial
- Date: 2nd–3rd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and tooled
- Dimensions: H.: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.204
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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