Becher mit Inschrift "kerdos kai euphrosyne" (Ertrag/Vorteil und Fröhlichkeit)

Beaker with inscription "kerdos kai euphrosyne" (Yield and Happiness), ca. 30–60 AD

Glass with blue-green tinge, blown in a two-part mould

(H x Ø)7,6 × 7,1 cm

Place of originSuriyah

Status

not on display

About the workWith the glassmaker’s blowpipe, extremely delicate vessels can be blown in just a few minutes. Once this technique had become established, some workshops were very successful at producing glassware with a fine relief that resembled contemporary ceramics and metalwork. The decorations are occasionally inscribed with names. Our beaker doesn’t bear the maker’s name, but it does feature a Greek toast: “success and happiness”.

AccessionPermanent loan of the Friends of the Kunstpalast since 1969

Provenanceo.D. Mohammad Yeganeh-Arani; 22.8.1969 Freunde des Kunstpalastes (ehem. Museumsverein) angekauft von Yeganeh-Arani; 1969 erhalten als Dauerleihgabe der Freunde des Kunstpalastes

Inventory numberLP 1969-5

Ancient roman

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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