Cylindrical Beaker on Base Ring

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Cylindrical Beaker on Base Ring

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean

Date4th-5th century

DimensionsH: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Rim Diam: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)

MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.832

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DescriptionThis cylindrical beaker on a base ring is made from thin, transparent natural green glass; the exact color cannot be determined because of weathering. A similarly colored thread is applied about 4.1 cm below the rim. The vessel is free-blown with a pontil mark approximately 1.25 cm wide. The rim is rounded and slightly thickened in flame. The cylindrical body has slightly concave sides, and the pad base features a flat underside with a low solid knob on the interior. The form corresponds to Barag 1970, beakers type 4, 6–10 (variation with flat base).

Published ReferencesHayes, John W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1975, p. 104, no. 375.