Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Vase with Snake-Thread Decoration
(Roman Empire )
White translucent glass bottle with applied yellow (opaque) and turquoise (transparent) snake thread decoration. The iridescent foot, now off (removed in 1942), does not belong.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1982 | 3000 Years of Glass: Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/23/1982 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 5/31/2016 | Examination | Examined prior to photography |
| 5/31/2016 | Examination | The vase was broken and repaired prior to acquisition. The original foot is lost. A restored foot was removed in 1942. The vase is clear transparent glass with a slight yellow green tint. It appear white due to deterioration and weathering during burial. The snake thread decoration is done in opaque yellow and transparent turquoise glass. The upper portion of the threads has been impressed with a ridged tool. No treatment was required at this time. |
Geographies
Germany, Cologne
(Place of Origin)
Germany, Cologne (Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 7 1/16 in. (18 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
47.54