Glass beaker

Unknown

4th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale blue-green; trail in same color. Everted rim with rounded lip; cylindrical body with vertical side, then curving in sharply to solid pad base; concave bottom with pontil mark. Single horizontal trail wound once round upper body; side decorated with faint wavy ribs, becoming twenty-seven prominent ribs on side of base. Intact; many bubbles; slight pitting, enamel-like creamy brown weathering, and brilliant iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Elias Kempner, 1934