Beaker

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Object Name: 
Beaker
Place Made: 
Roman Empire
Eastern Mediterranean
Accession Number: 
79.1.183
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 9.2 cm, Diam (max): 7.2 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
200-299
Credit Line: 
Gift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Primary Description: 
Beaker. Transparent pale yellowish green. Blown; applied. Cylindrical. Rim plain, with rounded lip; wall almost vertical, but with slightly bulging profile and curving in at bottom; base has tubular foot-ring made by folding, and slight kick; no pontil mark. Very thin trail wound spirally more than 10 times around wall.

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Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Strauss Memorial Foundation, Ruth Bryan, Source
1979-03-25
Category: 
Roman
Color: 
yellowish green
transparency
Technique: 
applied decoration
blown glass
Material: 
glass