flute glass

Object NameFlute

Made FromGlass, Stone

Date200-299

TechniqueBlown, wheel-cut

SizeOverall H: 14.8 cm; Rim Diam: 5.6 cm

Accession Number93.1.1

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire; probably Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Egypt

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.
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