Transparent blue-green glass beaker with ring base, tall, cylindrical body that widens at top, and thin, flaring lip
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This transparent blue-green glass beaker has patches of mottled brownish-gold staining or dirt accretions along with a few sections that are clear. Most of this staining appears to be in the interior of the beaker, and there is one large section in the back along the rim that is completely clear. The tall, cylindrical body narrows at the bottom as it rests on a slightly rounded ring-like base. The body gradually widens as it reaches the top, then it flares out to a narrow, smooth lip that is the widest part of the beaker.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.100.2
Title
Beaker
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1st-4th century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Graeco-Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/92049

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Glass
Technique
Free-blown glass
Dimensions
H. 11.2 x W. 6.3 x Base diam. 4.1 cm (4 7/16 x 2 7/16 x 1 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Florence and Mason Hammond, Cambridge, MA (1970-2002), by descent; to Anstiss Krueck, Chicago, IL, Florence Phillips, Cos Cob, CT and Elizabeth Llewellyn, London (2002-2003), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the daughters of Florence and Mason Hammond
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.100.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Intact beaker in transparent blue-green glass; pushed in ring forming solid base; tall slender body with tapering sides; thin flared lip. Register of wheel-cut horizontal line on the upper body, 2.5 cm from rim. Intact; exterior has been cleaned, flaking iridescence and dirt accretions on interior.

Classification: C. Isings, Roman Glass from Dated Finds (Djakarta: Groningen, 1957), form 34

Comparison: Corning Museum 68.1.68; Metropolitan Museum of Art 81.10.92
Commentary
This form of tall, narrow beaker originated in the second half of the first century CE and survived, with variations through the fourth century CE.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

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