Beaker
Beaker
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Dateabout 1st century CE
DimensionsH: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Nyquist and Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nyquist in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Roy A. Nyquist
Object number
2010.41
Not on View
DescriptionThin, pale green, almost colorless glass.
Wide, rounded body and short out-curved rim (cracked-off and ground); smooth exterior with no indents; small applied base with a shallow kick. Beaker is intact with some iridescent incrustation.
Comparative ReferencesSee also Hayes, John W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum: A Catalogue (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1975), p. 64 and p. 200, fig. 184.
2nd-3rd century CE
3rd-4th century CE
First half of the 1st century CE
1st-2nd century CE
Late 4th to early 5th century
4th-5th century
4th-5th century CE
about 400
1st-2nd century CE
late 9th-10th century CE
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