Truncated Conical Beaker with Knot-shaped Knobs

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Truncated Conical Beaker with Knot-shaped Knobs

Place of OriginAncient Rome, Probably Eastern Mediterranean

DateMid- to second half of first century

DimensionsH: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); Max Diam: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm); Rim Diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.85 cm); Rim Thickness: 1/16 in. (0.19 cm); Base Diam: 1 15/16 in. (4.86 cm)

MediumGlass; mold blown in a three-part mold; wheel cut.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.491

Not on View

DescriptionTransparent to translucent natural dusky yellow green tint. Medium thin glass. A few pinprick and small spherical and elongated bubbles. Blown into a four-part mold with three vertical sections joined to a disk-shaped base section (MCT III). Relief indistinct. Rim slightly ground. Truncated conical body. Flat base with two raised concentric rings and central boss. A wheel-cut incision on exterior ca. 0.25 cm below rim. On body, four alternating rows of eight knot-shaped knobs, the top row consisting of single tiered knots, the lower three rows of knots in three-tiered relief. Transparent to translucent natural dusky yellow green tint. Transparent to translucent natural dusky yellow green tint. Medium thin glass. A few pinprick and small spherical and elongated bubbles. Blown into a four-part mold with three vertical sections joined to a disk-shaped base section (MCT III). Relief indistinct. Rim slightly ground. Truncated conical body. Flat base with two raised concentric rings and central boss. A wheel-cut incision on exterior ca. 0.25 cm below rim. On body, four alternating rows of eight knot-shaped knobs, the top row consisting of single tiered knots, the lower three rows of knots in three-tiered relief.

Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-Blown Glass: The First Through Sixth Centuries, Rome, Italy, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, 1995, cat. no. 10, p. 108.