Cylindrical Beaker on Base Ring

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Cylindrical Beaker on Base Ring

Place of OriginRoman Empire

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

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DescriptionThis cylindrical beaker on a base ring is made from medium thick, transparent natural pale green glass (10 G 6/2). A single translucent manganese-colored grayish red purple thread (5 RP 4/2) is applied about 2.3 cm below the rim. The glass contains pinprick and small bubbles and visible cords below the rim. The vessel is free-blown with a pontil mark about 1.6 cm in diameter and an added decorative thread. The rim flares outward and is rounded and thickened in flame. The cylindrical body rests on a solid base with a slight central depression. The form aligns with Barag 1970, beaker type 4, 6–7.

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.").