beaker
Object NameCone Beaker
Made FromGlass
Date300-499
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Eastern Roman Empire
TechniqueBlown, tooled
SizeRestored H: 16.5 cm; Rim Diam: 5.4 cm
Accession Number55.1.97
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith: Kurpfalzischen Museum Heidelberg
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless glass with amber tint; seed and a few small inclusions; blown; tooled. Slender conical shape vessel; plain rounded rim; tapering side; tooled decoration consists of double horizontal ring on upper part of body and band of six upright festoons at mid-point, all raised on interior surface (see remarks); base perhaps rounded.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-09-09
