Glass beaker
Translucent blue green.
Knocked-off, uneven, flaring rim; body expanding downward, then tapering in to thick, integral disk base, with rounded edge, flat, solid bottom, with prominent bulb on interior.
On body, four horizontal, wheel-cut bands: one fine line immediately below rim, and a pattern on upper body, comprising an upper and lower, single fine line, and a central band with two fine lines flanking a broad, deep groove.
Intact, but one surface chip is side below rim; a few bubbles; slight dulling and iridescence on exterior, some soil encrustation, thick brown enamel weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.
Knocked-off, uneven, flaring rim; body expanding downward, then tapering in to thick, integral disk base, with rounded edge, flat, solid bottom, with prominent bulb on interior.
On body, four horizontal, wheel-cut bands: one fine line immediately below rim, and a pattern on upper body, comprising an upper and lower, single fine line, and a central band with two fine lines flanking a broad, deep groove.
Intact, but one surface chip is side below rim; a few bubbles; slight dulling and iridescence on exterior, some soil encrustation, thick brown enamel weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass beaker
- Period: Imperial
- Date: late 1st–mid-2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; Blown and cut
- Dimensions: H.: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Diam.: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Elias Kempner, 1934
- Object Number: 34.132.5
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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