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Indented cup

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
Date2nd Century CE
DimensionsH: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); Diam (lip): 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.499
Not on View
DescriptionVery thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Transparent natural pale green (10 G 6/2). Free-blown. No pontil mark. Tooled indentations with reamer mark in near center of each. Everted rim with convex sides and unworked edge bent out from constriction below. Squat bulbous body with greatest diameter at middle. Slightly concave base. On body, four large circular indentations.

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