Straight-Sided Beaker

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Straight-Sided Beaker

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date4th-5th century CE

DimensionsH: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm); Rim Diam: 2 3/4 in. (6.9 cm); Base Diam: 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm)

MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1172

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DescriptionMedium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Transparent natural green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering. Lower part of body blown into a one-part cylindrical ribbed and grooved mold. Upper part free-blown. Pontil mark ca. 2.2 cm. Everted rim, rounded and thickened in flame. Crooked body. Straight walls with unintentional bulges tapering to base. Base flattened with slight depression in center. Vertical corrugations from base to ca. 3.8 cm below rim.