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Ancient Art
Lotus Beaker
1st century A.D.
Mold-blown glass, pale green
11.5 × 6.4 cm (4 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.)
Diameter at rim: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Diameter at rim: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore
1955.6.271
Status:
On view
Culture:
Roman, Eastern Mediterranean
Period:
Roman
Classification:
Containers - Glass
Provenance:
Fahim Kouchakji, 1939. (12-16-1939 receipt)
Bibliography:
Susan B. Matheson, Ancient Glass in the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1980), 49, no. 126, ill.
Richard A. Grossmann, Ancient Glass: A Guide to the Yale Collection (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2002), 15, fig. 14.
Christie’s London, London, Ancient Glass from the Shlomo Moussaieff Collection, sale cat. (July 6, 2016), 24, ill.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.