pitcher
Object NamePitcher with Applique of a Bacchant
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 50-75
TechniqueBlown, trailed, applied
SizeOverall H: 19.3 cm, Diam (max): 10.1 cm
Accession Number66.1.41
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass of the Caesars
Wine and Spirit: Rituals, Remedies, and Revelry
Liquid Refreshment: 2000 Years of Drinks and Drinking Glasses
Interpretive NotesA bacchant is a follower of Bacchus (also known as Dionysus), the Roman god of wine. Such an appliqué is appropriate decoration for a pitcher used to pour wine.
probably Italy
Provenance
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probably 1850-1900
599-400 BCE
probably 1400-1300 BCE
99 BCE-75 CE
1881-1910
1300-1399