Cone Beaker with Snake-Thread Decoration

Object NameGoblet

Made FromGlass

Date200-299

Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Rhineland

TechniqueBlown, applied

SizeOverall H (restored): 6.5 cm, Diam: 5.6 cm

Accession Number54.1.89

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith

Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith: Kurpfalzischen Museum Heidelberg

Not On View

Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless glass, with faint green tint, white opaque and pale yellow opaque; blown, trailed. Goblet with conical bowl. Rim outsplayed, with rounded lip; wall tapers and curves in at bottom. Wall has applied decoration: at top, one continuous horizontal trail; below this, snakethread decoration consisting of two white trails, alternating with two yellow trails. All trails are similar: on left they descend from upper wall to bottom in sinuous curve shaped like question mark (?) and on right they ascend in shorter sinuous curve somewhat like reversed question mark; all are lightly notched, although notches on yellow trails are very faint.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1954-10-11