Glass lamp
Unknown Artist
Translucent pale green with bluish tinge
Unworked, uneven, knocked off rim; narrow bulging collar below; almost straight sides tapering to pointed, thick bottom, with small flattened pad at tip.
Intact; pinprick and some larger bubbles; some pitting, dulling, and iridescence on one side on exterior.
Credit: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
4th century A.D.
Glass; blown
14.6 cm
74.51.310
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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