beaker

Object NameApplique from Beaker with Sea Creatures

Made FromGlass

Date300-350

Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Rhineland

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

Not On View

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.
Provenance

Source Derek Content - 1976-01-01

Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976-01-01

Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)