Goblet Shaped Vessel on Base Ring

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Goblet Shaped Vessel on Base Ring

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date4th-5th century CE

DimensionsH: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); Rim Diam: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm); Base Diam: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.866

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DescriptionMedium thick glass. Pinprick and small vertically elongated bubbles are present. The glass is transparent natural grayish yellow green (5 G 7/2). It is free-blown with no pontil mark and has cut decoration. The rim is knocked off and lightly ground. The U-shaped body has sides that taper toward the base. The vessel has a high pushed-in base with straight flaring walls and a hollow tubular base ring. On the body are four bands of horizontal wheel-cut incisions.