Acquisition number: 1978.12
Repaired. Opaque purplish-black glass with no visible flaws. The rod is spirally twisted and bent into a circular handle at one end; there is a flattened terminal at the other.
Title: Stirring Rod - 1978.12
Acquisition number: 1978.12
Culture or period: Roman Imperial
Date: c. 1st century AD.
Material: Glass
Object type: Tools and instruments
Dimensions: 191mm (l)
Display case or on loan: 9
Keywords: Roman, Imperial, Glass
Sotheby (London), Sale Cat., 3 July 1978, no. 53, pl.7.
1978.12
Stirring Rod
Purchased. Length 19.1cm.
Repaired. Opaque purplish-black glass with no visible flaws. The rod is spirally twisted and bent into a circular handle at one end; there is a flattened terminal at the other.
Probably first century AD. Such rods are not uncommon, and most are of much the same size. Compare for example R.S. Bianchi (ed.), Reflections on Ancient Glass from the Borowski Collection, Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem (Mainz 2002) 289 nos GR-13a-c (colour ill.).
Sotheby (London), Sale Cat., 3 July 1978, no. 53, pl.7.