Cylindrical Beaker on Base Ring
Cylindrical Beaker on Base Ring
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date4th-5th century CE
DimensionsH: 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm); Rim Diam: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Base Diam: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.834
Not on View
DescriptionMedium thick glass. Pinprick and small bubbles. Cords below rim.
Transparent natural pale green (10 G 6/2). Translucent manganese colored grayish red purple thread (5 RP 4/2).
Free-blown. Pontil mark ca. 1.6 cm. Added thread.
Flaring rim, rounded and thickened in flame. Cylindrical body. Solid base with slight depression.
Single revolution of thread ca. 2.3 cm below rim.
CLASSIFICATION Barag 1970, beaker type 4, 6 through 7
Published ReferencesHayes, John W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontarion Museum, Toronto, 1975, p. 104, no. 375 (A close parallel dated "4th or early 5th century A.D.").
3rd century CE
Probably fifth to early sixth century
Probably second half of fourth to early fifth century
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