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172. Lotus Bud Beaker

Accession Number 2003.320
Dimensions H. 21.2, Diam. rim 9.3, Diam. base 4.9, Th. 0.2 cm; Wt. 185.45g
Date First century CE
Production Area Roman Empire, probably Italy
Material Translucent amber-colored glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Mold-blown; blown in a four-part mold: three vertical sections and one disk-shaped base section; relief is crisp, from a not yet worn-out or a new mold
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Condition

Mended.

Description

Rim cracked off; truncated conical body; base plain, with no pontil mark. Wall decorated with six horizontal bands of eight three-tiered drop-shaped bosses; each row is offset from row above it so that bosses are arranged in quincunx. Base decorated with a very small central boss and a concentric ring at the middle surrounded by a pair of larger rings at the edge.

Comments and Comparanda

See cat. 171.

Provenance

By 1974–1988, Erwin Oppenländer, 1901–1988 (Waiblingen, Germany), by inheritance to his son, Gert Oppenländer, 1988; 1988–2003, Gert Oppenländer (Waiblingen, Germany), sold to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 2003

Bibliography

, p. 166, no. 455.

, p. 39.

, p. 106, n. 7d.

, pp. 77, 87, fig. 58.

Exhibitions

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity (Malibu, 2009–2010)

Classical Connections: The Enduring Influence of Greek and Roman Art (Los Angeles, 2003–2008)

Gläser der Antike: Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer (Hamburg and Cologne, 1974–1975)