pyxis
Object NamePyxis with Lid
Made FromGlass
Date1-99
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Syro-Palestine; possibly Italy
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 5.9 cm, Diam (max): 5.4 cm
Accession Number55.1.70
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Book and the Spade
A Touch of Glass
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Glass from the Ancient World
Glass of the Caesars
Not On View
Physical DescriptionDeep yellowish brown, transparent; mold-blown: (a) blown in mold with three vertical sections and disk-shaped base section; (b) blown conical mold. Box with lid. (a) Box: cylindrical. Rim vertical, with cracked-off lip; wall vertical, with hollow cordons at junctions with rim and base; base plain, slightly (unintentionally) pushed in near center; no pontil mark. Mold-blown decoration in relief on wall and base. On wall, between cordons, continuous band of ornament divided into three equal parts by vertical bars, two of which are knobbed at top and bottom; each part contains garland attached to bars with ribbons (clockwise): (1) on right, spray with trefoil (ivy) leaves and on left spray with multi-foil (grape), (2) on right and left, sprays of grape leaves, and (3) also on right and left, sprays of grape leaves. Vertical mold seams, partly concealed by bars, = run from rim to bottom of wall, but not over lower cordon. On base, countersunk boss at center, surrounded by four concentric raised circles, with two additional concentric raised circles near edge. (b) Lid: conical. At center, slight bulbous protrusion; side shallow, sloping, with hollow cordon at edge; rim vertical, with cracked-off lip. Continuous band of decoration on sloping side: downturned tongues with raised outlines, which are prominent at edge but faint at center.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-09-09
