Beaker
1st-4th century CE
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
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
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.
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