Beaker
Beaker
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
Date3rd to 4th century CE
DimensionsH: 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm); Rim Diam: 2 9/32 in. (5.8 cm); Diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.829
Not on View
DescriptionTransparent pale green. Similarly colored thread. Medium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Pontil mark. Added thread. Everted rim, rounded and thickened in flame with tool mark on interior. Straight-walled body with sides broadening toward base. Base flattened with depression in center. Thin thread below rim with small buckle at point of attachment.
Possibly fourth century
4th-5th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
3rd-4th Century
Sixth to early seventh century
Probably late Roman or Byzantine period
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