Glass stirring rod
Translucent pale blue green.
Cylindrical rod, tightly twisted to produce spiral fluting; one end tooled into a flat disk, the other is formed into a loop or ring handle by bending the rod round a full 360 degrees and attaching it to the top of the straight shaft of the rod.
Broken and repaired on handle, with minor losses at top of loop; dulling, iridescence, and patches of creamy weathering.
Bluish rod with handle and knob.
Cylindrical rod, tightly twisted to produce spiral fluting; one end tooled into a flat disk, the other is formed into a loop or ring handle by bending the rod round a full 360 degrees and attaching it to the top of the straight shaft of the rod.
Broken and repaired on handle, with minor losses at top of loop; dulling, iridescence, and patches of creamy weathering.
Bluish rod with handle and knob.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass stirring rod
- Period: Early to Mid Imperial
- Date: ca. 1st–2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; drawn and tooled
- Dimensions: H. 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm); diameter 1 3/16 in. (3.1 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.152
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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