Glass beaker

Unknown

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

Colorless with yellow green tinge; trail in same color. Slightly everted rim, folded round and in, forming an inner lip; cylindrical body with slightly uneven and convex side, then turned in and tooled horizontally around base; splayed tubular foot, made by folding; deep, pushed-in bottom with pontil mark at center. Below rim a single trail wound horizontally once around body. Intact; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations, with some glassy inclusions and black impurities; dulling and iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd–4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Museum Accession