Inverted Conical Beaker
Inverted Conical Beaker
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st-2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm); Rim Diam: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown, tooled, and wheel cut.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.559
Not on View
DescriptionThis Roman beaker is made from clear glass with a faint gray tint. Its conical shape widens toward the rim, which is slightly ground and turned outward. The upper half of the vessel is decorated with four sets of fine horizontal lines cut into the surface. The base is flat with a small central indent, and the glass contains a few small air bubbles from the blowing process.
2nd-3rd century CE
Mid- to second half of 1st century
1st-2nd century CE
Probably mid-1st century, about 40-70
1st-2nd century CE
4th century CE
1st-2nd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
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