Glass beaker
Colorless with yellow green tinge; trail in same color.
Slightly everted rim, folded round and in, forming an inner lip; cylindrical body with slightly uneven and convex side, then turned in and tooled horizontally around base; splayed tubular foot, made by folding; deep, pushed-in bottom with pontil mark at center.
Below rim a single trail wound horizontally once around body.
Intact; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations, with some glassy inclusions and black impurities; dulling and iridescent weathering.
Slightly everted rim, folded round and in, forming an inner lip; cylindrical body with slightly uneven and convex side, then turned in and tooled horizontally around base; splayed tubular foot, made by folding; deep, pushed-in bottom with pontil mark at center.
Below rim a single trail wound horizontally once around body.
Intact; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations, with some glassy inclusions and black impurities; dulling and iridescent weathering.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass beaker
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 3rd–4th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and trailed
- Dimensions: Overall: 5 5/16in. (13.5cm)
Other: 2 5/16in. (5.9cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Museum Accession
- Object Number: X.21.173
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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