Glass Vessel Signed by Ennion in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 2010

Three Glass Vessels Signed by Ennion
Roman, mold-blown, 1st half of the 1st century AD

Accession Numbers: 81.10.224, 17.194.225, .226

Mold-blowing developed in the early decades of the first century AD as an offshoot of free-blowing. The earliest makers of mold-blown glass probably came from the Syro-Palestinian region, although their wares quickly became popular throughout the Roman Empire. The most famous and attractive vessels are signed in Greek by Ennion; about thirty examples of his work survive today. These three vessels show the variety of forms and fine decorated details that Ennion's workshop produced.

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.