beaker
Object NameKnobbed or Lotus-Bud Beaker
Made FromGlass
Date1-99
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Italy
TechniqueMold-blown, ground
SizeOverall H: 13.5 cm; Rim Diam: 6.7 cm
Accession Number79.1.98
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Wine: Celebration and Ceremony
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent pale green glass with small bubbles; mold-blown, two-part mold with separate base section. Slender beaker with tapering side; rim cracked off and roughly ground; straight tapering side; flat base. Body has two vertical seams, and is decorated with four rows of eight almond-shaped bosses, decreasing in size from top to bottom, with one (or, in one case, two) small hemispherical boss between each pair of almond- shaped bosses, and a row of eight hemispherical bosses immediately above bottom; all almond-shaped bosses have "stepped" profile. Base has central boss surrounded by three concentric raised rings.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
- 1979-03-25
