Glass beaker

Unknown

3rd–4th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale blue green. Flaring rim, with uneven, cracked-off edge; bell-shaped body with side expanding downwards and then slants inwards; low, solid ring base; small, uneven bottom, with pontil scar and kick on interior. Faint wheel-abraded horizontal lines in bands down body. Intact, except for chip on underside of rim; many pinprick bubbles and a few black impurities in rim; slight dulling and iridescent weathering on exterior, soil encrustation, thick creamy yellow weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd–4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881