Glass footed beaker
Translucent pale blue green.
Ground, horizontal rim; short, flaring neck; straight sides expanding downwards, then angled in to integral base ring; broad, flat bottom with small central kick; broad relief circle around projecting central knob on interior of bottom.
Wheel-cut decoration comprising a single fine line below neck, a single broad, horizontal groove around upper body, and a band of two lines on lower body.
Intact; many pinprick bubbles; heavily weathered and pitted, with dulling and patches of brilliant iridescence; some soil encrustation and thick creamy weathering on interior.
Blue blown glass beaker with base.
Ground, horizontal rim; short, flaring neck; straight sides expanding downwards, then angled in to integral base ring; broad, flat bottom with small central kick; broad relief circle around projecting central knob on interior of bottom.
Wheel-cut decoration comprising a single fine line below neck, a single broad, horizontal groove around upper body, and a band of two lines on lower body.
Intact; many pinprick bubbles; heavily weathered and pitted, with dulling and patches of brilliant iridescence; some soil encrustation and thick creamy weathering on interior.
Blue blown glass beaker with base.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass footed beaker
- Period: Early or Mid Imperial
- Date: late 1st–mid-2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and cut
- Dimensions: Height: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Diam. of foot: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Diam. of rim: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.227
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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