Bell Beaker (Sturzbecher)

Object Name: 
Bell Beaker (Sturzbecher)

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Object Name: 
Bell Beaker (Sturzbecher)
Place Made: 
Roman Empire
Accession Number: 
60.1.12
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 8.5 cm; Rim Diam: 6.9 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
375-500
Primary Description: 
Bell Beaker (Sturzbecher). Almost colorless, with faint brownish green tinge; seed and bubbles. Blown; applied. Bell beaker with carination near bottom. Rim outsplayed, with rounded lip; wall descends in smooth curve, tapering, then splaying out to rounded carination, below which it curves in toward base plain, narrow base with slight concavity; circular pontil mark. Single narrow trail wound in one horizontal revolution around upper part of body.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Royal Athena Gallery, Source
1960-12-08
Schulman, Hans M. F., Source
1960-12-08
Category: 
Roman
Color: 
colorless
brown
green
Technique: 
blown glass
applied decoration
Material: 
glass

Exhibitions (2)

The Book and the Spade
Venue(s)
University of Wisconsin-Madison 1975 through 1975
East Side Winter Antiques Show
Venue(s)
Park Avenue Armory
 

Publications (2)

Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume Two (2001) illustrated, pp. 154-155, pl. 672; BIB# 58895
The Book and the Spade : v. 3: Final Report (1975) #199; BIB# 19420