beaker

Object NameApplique from Beaker with Sea Creatures

Made FromGlass

Date300-350

TechniqueInflated, tooled, applied, attached

SizeOverall H: 1.7 cm, W: 4.5 cm, Th: 0.2 cm

Accession Number76.1.143

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire; possibly Rhineland

Physical DescriptionColorless glass with pale greenish-yellow fracture; inflated (perhaps lamp-worked) and tooled, details applied; object then applied to blown shape. Fragment of appliqué: fish. Flattened tubular body; narrows slightly at head with extremity opened and tooled to form open mouth; narrows toward tail; eyes indicated by two applied blobs on top of head; long, low dorsal fin; two blobs on underside of body near head. Attached to wall of vessel.
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