VesselsRoman1st-2nd century CE

Beaker

1st -2nd century CE

Description

Clear glass beaker with concave sides. Classification: Isings form 32

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Free-blown glass

Medium

Colorless glass

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman period

Century

1st-2nd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

9.4 x 6.7 cm (3 11/16 x 2 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1912), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1912. Note: The Misses Norton were the daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

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