beaker
Object NameKnobbed or Lotus-Bud Beaker
Made FromGlass
Date1-99
Place MadeMediterranean
Techniquemold-blown, ground
SizeOverall H: 12.1 cm, Diam (max): 6.6 cm
Accession Number79.1.103
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent bluish-green glass; blown in three-part mold with separate base section, rim cracked off and ground. Truncated conical beaker; rim plain, cracked off and ground flat; straight tapering side; flat base. Shortly below rim, horizontal groove, faintly mused: body has slight vertical seams, and is decorated with five rows of eight almond-shaped bosses, decreasing in size from top to bottom; bosses in all but top row have "stepped" profile. Base has concentric ring and dot.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
50-99
