beaker
Object NameBeaker
Made FromGlass
Date300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean
Techniqueblown, applied, wheel-cut, ground, polished
SizeOverall H: 13 cm; Rim Diam: 11.7 cm
Accession Number79.1.32
Credit LineGift of Richard C. Reedy
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless glass with very pale green tint, semi-translucent deep blue blobs and knob; blown (possibly in mold: see below), applied and wheel-cut. Plain rim cracked off and ground; straight side tapering to very narrow base. Four horizontal polished wheel-cut grooves, 0.1-0.4 cm wide, two immediately below rim (0.4 and 0.1 cm) 1.7 cm below rim (0.4 cm), and at mid-point (0.4 cm); between third and fourth grooves, band of three equidistant groups of blue, vertical oval blobs, each group containing three blobs in roughly triangular formation (two above one); on base, blue knob with flattened bottom.Provenance
Source
Richard C. Reedy
- 1979-12-27
