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Cylindrical Beaker
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Cylindrical Beaker

Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st-2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm); Rim Diam: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown, tooled, and wheel cut.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.825
Not on View
DescriptionThis cylindrical beaker is made of transparent natural olive-colored glass (10 Y 6/2). The thin glass contains a few small bubbles and shows horizontal polishing marks. The vessel was free-blown and shaped with shallow wheel-cut decoration. There is no pontil mark visible. The rim is ground. The conical body has concave sides and narrows slightly just below the center. The flat base has a slight central concavity. Five shallow wheel-cut grooves encircle the body.

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