New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Fish-Shaped Vessel

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureRoman

Dateca. 200-300 C.E.

MediumBlown and applied glass

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6839

Collections

Ancient Mediterranean Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 108

DescriptionCeremonial drinking vessel in the shape of a fish. Of blown clear greenish glass. With attached rigaree for the fins, back and mouth. Extended curved round tail, which is open for drinking. Some decomposition. Partly reconstructed. Installed on a plastic metal stand.

Label TextFish-Shaped Vessel Roman, ca. 200-300 C.E. Blown and applied glass Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6839Exhibition History_Treasures From the Chrysler Art Museum_, 1/9/70. Illustration used on WTAR-TV show 5/25/72. Published ReferencesCorning, _Glass From the Ancient World, The Ray Winfield Smith Collection_, #335, pg. 163.