Glass beaker

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with faint greenish tinge. Knocked-off rim; slightly bulging collar below rim; convex sides tapering downward; concave bottom. One fine horizontal wheel-cut line below collar (7.5 mm below rim), two broader grooves (5 mm apart) further down body (25 and 30 mm below rim), and another single line below just above turn (52.5 mm below rim). Intact, except for very small chip in rim; a few pinprick and larger bubbles; dulling, some pitting, iridescence, and creamy weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76