Glass beaker

Unknown

2nd half of 1st–early 2nd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with pale yellow green tinge. Thick, outsplayed rim, cracked off and ground; cylindrical body with almost straight side, then curving in; large integral tubular splayed ring base, made by folding; almost flat but uneven bottom. On body, five horizontal grooves, arranged at regular intervals down vertical side. One large hole in rim, one chip in exterior edge of rim, and one large crack extending round upper body from hole; pinprick bubbles; dulling, iridescence, and patches of whitish weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd half of 1st–early 2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881