fragment
Object NameFragment of Cone Beaker or Lamp
Made FromGlass
Date300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Egypt
Techniqueblown, reheated, inflated, wheel-cut
SizeOverall H: 6.5 cm, W: 7.5 cm
Accession Number97.1.2
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionYellowish green, transparent (wall), deep blue, transparent (blobs) glasses; blown, chips of glass picked up on parison, reheated, and further inflated in dip-mold, wheel-cut. Fragment of beaker or lamp: conical. Rim outsplayed, and cracked off and ground; wall straight, tapering. About 4.5 cm below base, top of horizontal band of applied blobs: on left, part of cluster containing row of at least three transverse small blobs above parallel row of at least two small blobs; to right of cluster, one large blob. Wall is also decorated with two lightly incised horizontal lines just below rim and, 2 cm below these, two abraded horizontal lines.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
