beaker
Object NameKnobbed or Lotus-Bud Beaker
Made FromGlass
Date1-99
Place MadeEastern Mediterranean; Italy
Techniquemold-blown, ground
SizeOverall H: 12.9 cm, Diam (max): 6.7 cm
Accession Number79.1.96
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent light brown glass with hint of mauve; blown in three-part mold with separate base section, rim cracked off and roughly ground; straight tapering side; flat base. Body has faint vertical seams (one, only, immediately obvious) and is decorated with five rows of eight almond-shaped bosses, decreasing in size from top to bottom; between each pair of bosses, small hemispherical bosses. Base has central concavity surrounded by raised ring.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
- 1979-03-25
