Inverted Conical Beaker
Inverted Conical Beaker
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st-2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); Rim Diam: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown, tooled, and wheel cut.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1169
Not on View
DescriptionThis beaker from the 1st–2nd century CE is made of pale, clear glass and shaped like an upside-down cone. The rim bends outward with an uneven edge. Four faint horizontal bands circle the upper part, cut with a wheel. The sides of the vessel curve inward below a slight bulge, and the base is sunken.
2nd-3rd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
Probably mid-1st century, about 40-70
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
1st-2nd century CE
4th century CE
Mid- to second half of 1st century
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