beaker

Object NameBeaker

Made FromGlass

Date1875-1978

Place MadeNear East; possibly Syria; possibly Lebanon

TechniqueBlown, ground

SizeRim H: 10.8 cm, Diam: 6.9 cm

Accession Number78.1.2

Credit LineGift of Wellesley College Museum

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary
Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionTransparent greenish-amber glass; blown. Flaring rim cracked off and ground flat; inscription in relief shortly below rim: Greek capitals, pi, rho, iota, sigma, omicron, upsilon; small amorphous mass of glass applied to rim; straight tapering side, curving in at bottom; plain base, slightly concave; no pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Wellesley College Museum - 1978-02-23