Conical Beaker with Handle on Base Ring

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Conical Beaker with Handle on Base Ring

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date4th-5th century CE

DimensionsH: 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm); Rim Diam: 1 13/16 in. (4.7 cm); Body Diam: 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm); Base Diam: 1 3/16 in. (3.1 cm)

MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.949

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DescriptionTransparent brownish-yellow. Similarly colored handle and thread (not in Munsell). Pontil mark 1.4 cm. Added thread. cut handle. Rim rounded and slightly thickened in flame. Cylindrical body with concave sides. Pad base with flat underside and solid knob on interior. Curved plain coil handle applied to center of body and attached to side and top of rim. Pinched horizontal projections at rim (thumbrest) and at point of application. A single thread ca. 2.4 cm below rim, from left to right. Medium thin glass. Good quality. A few pinprick bubbles. Cords in upper body.