Beaker with Flaring Sides
Beaker with Flaring Sides
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date4th-5th century
DimensionsH: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Rim Diam: 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm); Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown, tooled and wheel cut.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.420
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DescriptionFree-blown beaker made of transparent natural pale green glass (10 G 6/2). The medium-thin fabric is weathered. The sides flare outward from a flat base with a central domed kick. The rim is lightly ground. Decorative elements include two groups of horizontal wheel-cut grooves: a broad groove bordered by two narrow ones approximately 1.5 cm below the rim, and a single groove below the midpoint of the body.
2nd-3rd century CE
4th century CE
1st century CE
1st century CE
Late 3rd to mid-4th century CE
4th century CE
1st-2nd century CE
1st century CE
1st century CE
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