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Beaker
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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
DescriptionThis beaker is made of medium thin transparent pale green glass. A similarly colored thread is applied just below the rim. The fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. The vessel is free-blown and shows a visible pontil mark. The everted rim is rounded and thickened in flame with a tool mark on the interior. The straight-walled body broadens slightly toward the base, which is flattened with a depression in the center. A thin applied thread circles the body below the rim and has a small buckle at its point of attachment.

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