Cylindrical Beaker

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Cylindrical Beaker

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, probably Syria or Palestine

Date1st century

DimensionsH: 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm); Rim Diam: 3 in. (7.6 cm); Body Diam: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Base Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)

MediumGlass; mold blown.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.443

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DescriptionThis cylindrical beaker is classified as a mold-blown glass vessel. It is made of medium-thin transparent glass, possibly decolorized or naturally green, though the exact color cannot be determined due to weathering. The upper part of the body was free-blown, while the lower part was blown into a three-part mold with two vertical sections joined to a cup-shaped base section (MCT V). The horizontal junction between mold sections appears between the ribs and the lozenge pattern. The relief is indistinct. The rim is rounded and thickened in the flame. The body is cylindrical with a convex bottom and a flattened base. The lower portion of the vessel features a decorative band of contiguous lozenges or X-shapes in raised outline. Around the bottom are thirty-nine narrow vertical ribs. The underside of the base is decorated with three raised concentric circles surrounding a central dot.

Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-Blown Glass: The First Through Sixth Centuries, Rome, Italy, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, 1995, cat. no. 7, p. 103.