Glass beaker

Unknown

2nd–3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with pale green tinge. Rim outsplayed, cracked off and uneven; vertical side, cylindrical at top, then shaped into a rough square with hollow corners; square, pushed-in bottom with bulging, rounded edge and small pontil mark at center. Below rim, two horizontal bands of wheel-abraded lines; on body, four long indents, forming a star-like shape to interior. Intact, except for small weathered chip in rim and crack in lower body; pinprick and larger bubbles; soil encrustation and root marks covering most of surfaces, and faint iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881