beaker
Object NameConical Beaker with Blue Blobs
Made FromGlass
Date300-399
Place MadeAncient Syro-Palestine (Syria, Lebanon, or Israel)
TechniqueBlown, applied, wheel-cut
SizeOverall H: 16.7 cm; Rim Diam: 12.6 cm
Accession Number51.1.101
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Treasures in Glass
Ambrose and Agustine: The Origins of Europe
Dig Deeper: Discovering an Ancient Glass Workshop
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionConical Beaker with Blue Blobs. Transparent, pale yellowish green glass; semi-transparent deep blue blobs; blown (possibly in mold), applied and wheel-cut. Plain, beveled rim cracked off and ground; straight side tapering to narrow base with slight indentation; no pontil mark; three horizontal unpolished wheel-cut grooves immediately below rim, 3.0 cm father down, and 8.0 cm above base; between middle and lowest groove, band of three vertical oval blobs alternating with three similar groups of six smaller vertical blobs in triangular formation (three above two above one).Provenance
Former Collection
Edward (Esteban) T. Safani
(1912-1998)
