Bag-Shaped Beaker on Base Ring

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Bag-Shaped Beaker on Base Ring

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date1st-2nd century CE

DimensionsH: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); Rim Diam: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Body Diam: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Base Diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.841

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DescriptionMedium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Transparent pale green (10 G 6/2). Free-blown and tooled. The pontil mark is about 1.7 cm in diameter, positioned over a pointed reamer mark. The rim is outsplayed, rounded, and thickened in the flame. The straight sides widen toward a carination just above the base, then curve sharply inward. The concave base has a low kick and a narrow pushed-in tubular base ring. This form corresponds to a bag-shaped beaker on a base ring.