Glass beaker

Unknown

4th–5th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent light green. Rim folded out and up, cracked off; conical body, tapering downwards; small, flattened bottom. On body, upper zone of thirty-five vertical ribs, extending upwards to underside of rim, with an irregular honeycomb pattern below extending across bottom. Intact; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; patches of dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering. With sides ribbed and grooved.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th–5th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881