Truncated Conical Beaker with Pronounced Shoulder
Truncated Conical Beaker with Pronounced Shoulder
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
DateMid- to second half of first century
DimensionsH: 3 13/16 in. (9.72 cm); Max Diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.85 cm); Diam rim: 2 5/16 in. (5.85 cm); Diam base: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); Thickness rim: 1/16 in. (0.1 cm)
MediumMedium thin glass; mold-blown.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.913
Not on View
DescriptionThis mold-blown glass beaker was made during the first century CE. It has a distinct angled shoulder and a cone-shaped body. The decoration includes a line of small triangles and rows of diamond-shaped patterns. The base is flat with four small raised circles.
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. 12, pp. 110-111.
Probably second quarter through mid-first century CE
Second half of first century CE
Probably second century
Probably Second Century
Probably third century
Probably first half of first century
Mid- to second half of first century
Probably second quarter of first century
Late 2nd to early 3rd century CE
Perhaps second quarter of first century
Mid- to second half of first century
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