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Beaker with Knobs
(Roman Empire )
This transparent mold-blown glass beaker sits on a flat base and tapers upwards to an unworked rim. Its conical body is decorated with five horizontal rows of eight three-tiered knobs decreasing in size from top to bottom. The knobs have been variously identified as lotus buds, almonds, or even knots in the trunk of a tree. This motif may have been produced with the intention of mimicking embossed metal ware. These drinking cups have been found throughout the Roman Empire, from England to Israel, and were used beginning in the first century CE.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Gawain McKinley, London, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1973, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1982 | 3000 Years of Glass: Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1973
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
47.574