COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.17.194.226
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Description:
The invention of glassblowing led to an enormous increase in the range of shapes and designs that glassworkers could produce. Experimentation with the new technique led some craftsmen to combine it with glass-casting and pottery-molding techniques to create the so-called mold-blowing process. Mold-blown glass vessels are particularly attractive and were common in the first century A.D. The earliest makers of mold-blown glass probably came from Syria-Palestine, although their wares quickly became popular throughout the Roman empire. Cyprus, where this vessel was found, was one of many locales for glass manufacture. A few glassblowers distinguished themselves by putting their names on the molds; the most famous and gifted of these craftsmen was Ennion, who was active during the first decades of the first century A.D.
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Roman
Creator Name-CRT:
Roman
Title:
Mold-blown vessel signed by Ennion
View:
Principal view
Creation Date:
first half of 1st century A.D.
Creation Start Date:
1
Creation End Date:
50
Materials and Techniques:
Glass
Style or Period:
Julio-Claudian
Creation Place:
found on Cyprus
Dimensions:
H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York
ID Number:
17.194.226
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_17.194.226.tif
