Circular Plate on Base Ring

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Circular Plate on Base Ring

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date4th-5th century CE

DimensionsH: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); Rim Diam: 5 in. (12.7 cm); Base Diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.878

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DescriptionThis plate is made of medium-thick glass with a transparent natural pale green tint (5 G 7/2). Pinprick and small bubbles are visible throughout the glass, with a few larger ones concentrated in the base. The vessel was shaped by free-blowing and tooling, with a circular wad on the base measuring about 1.7 cm. The hollow rim is folded outward and downward to form an overhanging collar. The bottom is flat with a thickened center, and the base is concave with a hollow pushed-in tubular base ring.