Beaker

1–200

Medium: Free-blown glass
Dimensions: H. 9.3 x D. 6.3 cm (3 11/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Genre: Vessel
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

Tags

Roman

About

Intact beaker in pale, blue-green glass; slightly indented base, straight sides with a slight concavity; flared rim. Series of three wheel-made grooves in the middle and a fourth double groove near the base. Minimal dirt accretions and flaking on base. Classification: C. Isings, Roman Glass from Dated Finds (Djakarta: Groningen, 1957), form 29. Comparison: Museum of Fine Arts Boston 2014.1110.