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

Lotus Bud Beaker

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureRoman | Syrian

Date1st century A.D.-2nd century A.D.

MediumMold blown glass

DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6785

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-1, Case 3

DescriptionBeaker of mold blown clear amber glass. With "lotus bud" clear amber yellow protrusions. Three part mold with six rows of eight lotus buds in increasing size. Band near bottom. Two bands around central dot on bottom. Large size. To Corning (Ray Errett) for repair 8/12/88.

Label TextRoman Empire, Eastern Mediterranean Beaker with Ornamental Bosses, 1st century A.D. Mold-blown glass Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6785 The ornamental "almond" or "lotus-bud" bosses on this beaker may relate to the knot-hope motif seen in ancient depictions of the club of Hercules. Similar beakers are known in three sizes, of which this is the largest. Exhibition History_Treasures From Chrysler's Museum_, 2/15/70. Published ReferencesNeuburg, _Ancient Glass_, pl. 99-100, similar found at Pompeii-Syria or Palestine, 2nd Century A.D. in Naples. Corning Journal of Glass Studies, IV, pg. 141, called Syrian 1st cent. A.D. at Hans Cohn, Los Angeles. Auth, _Ancient Glass at the Newark Museum_, pg. 76.