Dipping Rod, between late 1st and 2nd century CE

  • Roman

Drawn and twisted trail of glass

  • Overall: 8 3/16 × 3/8 inches (20.8 × 1 cm)

Gift of A. Alfred Taubman

1987.52

Department

Greco-Roman and Ancient European

Mr. A. Alfred Taubman [1924-2015] (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA)

1987-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Auth, Susan. Ancient Glass at the Newark Museum. Newark, 1976, no. 522. Hayes, John. Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, 1975, no. 656A.

Roman, Dipping Rod, between late 1st and 2nd century CE, drawn and twisted trail of glass. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of A. Alfred Taubman, 1987.52.