flute glass
Object NameFlute
Made FromGlass, Stone
Date200-299
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Egypt
TechniqueBlown, wheel-cut
SizeOverall H: 14.8 cm; Rim Diam: 5.6 cm
Accession Number93.1.1
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless glass, with yellowish green tint; bubbles and some stone; blown, wheel-cut. Rim plain, slightly thickened, with rounded lip; wall almost vertical, tapering slightly and curving inward at bottom; hollow conical foot, with rounded edge; pontil mark. Decoration on wall: six, equidistant groups of continuous horizontal grooves, executed with great precision; at top and bottom, pair of narrow, shallow grooves; between these, four pairs of broader, deeper grooves above and below band of narrow, shallow grooves.Provenance
Source
Sheppard and Cooper, Ltd.
- 1993-04-23
