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Mythological Beaker
Unknownsecond half of 1st century A.D.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
This mold-blown mythological beaker is made of olive-green glass. The seam marks indicate that it was blown in a four-part mold. The slightly flaring body is decorated with mythological figures (possibly Fortuna and three athletes according to Weinberg in Journal of Glass Studies 14 (1972)) between columns. The flat base is impressed with concentric circles. The rim was cracked-off just above a slight overblow. This beaker was reassembled with sizable fills (now discolored).
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Details
- Title: Mythological Beaker
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: second half of 1st century A.D.
- Location Created: Eastern Mediterranean
- Physical Dimensions: 12.5 × 6.1 cm (4 15/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
- Type: Beaker
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Glass
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2003.322
- Culture: Roman
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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