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Truncated Conical Beaker

Place of OriginRoman Empire, Western Mediterranean, perhaps Italy
DateSecond half of 1st century CE
DimensionsH: 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm); Diam rim: 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); Max Diam: 2 5/16 in. (7.5 cm) ; Diam base: 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm); Thickness rim: 1/16 in. (0.15 cm)
MediumMedium thin glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.912
Not on View
DescriptionThis beaker was made by blowing glass into a decorated mold. The sides are covered with a pattern of arches and shapes including dots, shells, leaves, and ovals. These were formed as part of the mold design. Thin lines were also cut by hand near the rim. The glass has a pale green tint and shows tiny air bubbles.
Published ReferencesGrose, David F., "Ancient Glass," Toledo Museum of Art Museum News 20 (1978) p. 78, fig. 15.

Isings, Clasina, "Glass from the canabae legionis at Nijmegen," Berichten van de Rijksdienst voor het Oudheidkundig Bodemondersoek 30 (1980) mentioned by Isings, p. 331.

Berger, L., "Neufund eines Glasbechers der Form Isings 31," Gesellschaft pro Vindonissa. Jahresbericht (1981) 23-28, p. 24, n. 4, 26.

Saldern, Axel von, "Römische Hochschliffgläser," Jahrbüch Des Museums Für Kunst Und Gewerbe Hamburg, Bd. 4, 1985, p. 31, Abb. 12, p. 37.

Grose, David F., "Innovation and change in ancient technologies: The anomalous case of the Roman glass industry," in High-technology Ceramics, Westerville, OH, 1986, p. 77, fig. 17, p. 78.

Stern, 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. 11, pp. 108-110, color pl. 4, p. 51.

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