Conical Beaker on Base Ring

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Conical Beaker on Base Ring

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date1st-2nd century CE

DimensionsH: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Rim Diam: 3 5/16 in. (8.5 cm); Base Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.837

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DescriptionThis conical beaker on a base ring (Isings 1957, Form 34) is made of thin, light glass with a few small spherical bubbles. The glass is transparent pale green (near 5 G 7/2). The vessel was free-blown, with a pontil mark approximately 2.0 cm wide. The rim is outsplayed, rounded, and thickened in the flame. The slightly convex sides taper gently down to a concave base with an open pushed-in base ring.