vase
Object NameVase
Made FromGlass
Date75-99
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Eastern Mediterranean
Techniquemold-blown, ground
SizeOverall H: 19.8 cm, Shoulder Diam: 7.1 cm
Accession Number79.1.29
Credit LineGift of Richard C. Reedy
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent yellowish-green glass; mold-blown, three-part mold, rim ground. Tapering body; plain rim, ground flat; tapering neck; sloping shoulder which bulges and overhangs body; straight tapering side; slightly concave base. Mold-blown decoration on body: four figures, each standing in naiskos flanked by plain columns with stepped bases and tall capitals, supporting triangular pediments; between each pair of pediments loop or flame-like motif; figures, all facing right, are (a) the Roman god Mercury (male, holding caduceus and purse or tortoise shell); (b) he personification of Winter (female in chiton and himation, holding bowl and staff); (c) the hero Hercules (nude male carrying animal); (d) Hymen (figure with amphora and sickle or staff); under base, tiny central boss with two concentric circles.Provenance
Source
Richard C. Reedy
- 1979-12-27
