Glass rhyton (drinking horn)

Unknown

mid-1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale blue green. Tubular rim, folded out, slightly down, over, and in; flaring mouth; short cylindrical neck; elongated cylindrical body, tapering downwards and then curving out and down to pointed end. Intact, but broken at end and missing tip of horn; some elongated bubbles; slight pitting of surface bubbles, small areas of whitish weathering, iridescence on exterior, most of interior covered with soil-encrusted weathering and brilliant iridescence. With curved foot ending in a point.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881