Glass beaker or lamp
Translucent yellow brown.
Outsplayed horizontal rim, with uneven, cracked-off vertical lip; straight side tapering downwards, then slightly outsplayed at base; small circular bottom with central indent.
Band of fifty-eight vertical ribs around top of body above irregular honeycomb pattern that becomes elongated and fainter towards base.
Intact, except for one weathered chip in rim; some pinprick and a few white, gritty inclusions; dulling, brown enamel-like weathering, and faint iridescence.
Outsplayed horizontal rim, with uneven, cracked-off vertical lip; straight side tapering downwards, then slightly outsplayed at base; small circular bottom with central indent.
Band of fifty-eight vertical ribs around top of body above irregular honeycomb pattern that becomes elongated and fainter towards base.
Intact, except for one weathered chip in rim; some pinprick and a few white, gritty inclusions; dulling, brown enamel-like weathering, and faint iridescence.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass beaker or lamp
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 4th–5th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown in a dip mold
- Dimensions: H.: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Diam.: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
- Object Number: 30.40.16
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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