beaker
Object NameBeaker
Made FromGlass
Date300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean
TechniqueBlown, applied, wheel-cut, marvered
SizeOverall H: 7.2 cm, Diam: 9.5 cm
Accession Number50.1.31
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless or almost colorless, with deep blue blobs; blown, blobbed and marvered; rim cracked off and ground; wheel-cut but not polished. Bowl: deep. Rim very slightly outsplayed, plain, with flat top; wall curves downward and inward; base flat and very narrow; no pontil mark. Decoration applied and wheel-cut: at mid-point of wall, continuous horizontal row of 18 circular to oval deep blue blobs, up to 1.2 cm across, marvered unusually flat; three shallow, continuous, horizontal wheel-cut bands shortly below rim (W. 0.4 cm), just above blobs (W. 0.4 cm) and just below blobs (W. 0.1 cm).Provenance
