ewer
Object NameEwer with Pear-shaped Body
Made FromGlass
Dateprobably 300-399; possibly 1900-1954
Place MadeRoman Empire
TechniqueBlown, Applied
SizeOverall H: 10.4 cm, Diam (max) 4.9 cm
Accession Number54.1.37
Credit LineGift of I. C. Elston, Jr.
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent yellowish green, with small bubbles (body) and translucent greenish blue trails and handle. Blown and applied. Mouth in form of shallow funnel, with rounded rim; neck cylindrical, wider at bottom than at top; shoulder slopes and merges with wall, which curves out, down, and in; foot conical, with rounded edge made by folding; pontil mark. Continuous horizontal trail wound one and one-quarter times around outside of mouth and similar trail wound around base of neck. Handle with roughly circular cross section dropped onto bottom of shoulder, drawn up and in, and attached to outside of mouth and top of rim.Provenance
Source
I. C. Elston Jr.
- 1954-09-07
