Glass footed beaker

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent pale blue green.
Ground, horizontal rim; short, flaring neck; straight sides expanding downwards, then angled in to integral base ring; broad, flat bottom with small central kick; broad relief circle around projecting central knob on interior of bottom.
Wheel-cut decoration comprising a single fine line below neck, a single broad, horizontal groove around upper body, and a band of two lines on lower body.
Intact; many pinprick bubbles; heavily weathered and pitted, with dulling and patches of brilliant iridescence; some soil encrustation and thick creamy weathering on interior.

Blue blown glass beaker with base.

Glass footed beaker, Glass, Roman

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