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beaker
beaker

beaker

Object NameApplique from Beaker with Sea Creatures
Made FromGlass
Date300-350
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Rhineland
TechniqueInflated, tooled, applied
SizeOverall H: 1.7 cm, W: 4.3 cm
Accession Number76.1.142
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass; inflated (perhaps lamp-worked) and tooled, applied to blown shape. Fragment of appliqué: rear part of squid or cuttle fish. Flattened tubular body, tapering toward end; on either side of lower body, long narrow fin with tooled ribs. Attached to wall of vessel at one point, behind upper end of fins.
Provenance
Source Derek Content - 1976-01-01
Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976-01-01
Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)

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