Cylindrical Beaker
Cylindrical Beaker
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century CE
DimensionsH: 2 3/4 in. (6.9 cm); Rim Diam: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Max Diam: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.830
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DescriptionThis cylindrical beaker is made of thin, transparent decolored glass. The glass contains small spherical and pinprick bubbles. The vessel is free-blown and finished with an added glass thread of similar color, applied about 1.0 cm below the rim. A partial circular scar, approximately 2.0 cm in diameter, is visible on the underside of the base. The outsplayed rim is rounded and thickened in flame. The body is cylindrical, with a concave base.
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