Beaker
Beaker
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Dateabout 4th century CE
DimensionsH: 4 3/8 in. (10.9 cm); Rim Diam: 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown, tooled, applied and marvered decoration
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1218
Not on View
DescriptionThis free-blown beaker is made of thin transparent natural pale green glass (10 G 6/2) and decorated with similarly colored threads. Small spherical bubbles and blowing spirals are visible in the body, and the pontil mark with remains of the pontil wad measures about 1.1 cm. Horizontal and vertical threads were added, with an irregular grid pattern of applied threads running on the body from approximately 2.5 cm below the rim to the base, then marvered into the vessel’s slightly convex sides which taper down to a concave base. The wide mouth has an everted rim, rounded and thickened in flame.
6th to early 7th century
9th-11th century CE (?)
3rd-4th century CE
4th-5th century CE
mid-4th to mid-5th century
5th-4th century BCE, possibly later
4th century
2nd-3rd century CE
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