Glass indented beaker

Unknown

mid–1st to 3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent light yellowish green. Short, outsplayed rim with uneven, knocked-off lip; convex curving side; thick, concave bottom. On body, four large vertical oval indentations, giving a square shape to sides. Intact; few bubbles; patches of soil encrustation and limy weathering, with faint iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid–1st to 3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891