Glass beaker

late 2nd–mid-3rd century CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 169

Translucent dark green; trails in translucent turquoise blue.
Rounded, slightly thickened rim; funnel-shaped neck; square body, with convex curving edges; outsplayed low applied base ring; concave bottom with pontil scar at center.
Each side of body with large tooled indent and pointed kick on interior; trail in relief wound once round base of neck, and another trail wound 1½ times around undercurve of body.
Two large holes in body, but otherwise complete; some pinprick bubbles; slight dulling and faint weathering

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Title: Glass beaker
Period: Mid Imperial
Date: late 2nd–mid-3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown, tooled, and trailed
Dimensions: H.: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.166
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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