Glass beaker

Period:
Late Imperial
Date:
ca. 3rd century A.D.
Culture:
Roman
Medium:
Glass; blown and cut (?)
Dimensions:
H. 8.51 cm.
Classification:
Glass
Credit Line:
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number:
74.51.5818
  • Description

    Colorless with light green tinge.
    Rim short and everted, cracked off and ground; cylindrical body with sides expanding slightly downwards, then curving in sharply to integral, thick pad base; flat bottom with central circular indent.
    Traces of horizontal cut line on upper part of body.
    Broken and repaired, with two chips in rim and large cracks in body; pinprick bubbles; deep pitting, thick creamy brown weathering, and brillant iridescence on exterior; soil encrustation and thick weathering on interior.

  • Provenance

    From Cyprus

  • References

    Myres, J.L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 5530, p. 510.

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