Glass beaker

Roman, Cypriot

Not on view

Translucent blue green.
Plain, knocked-off rim, with slight bulging collar beneath; straight sides to body, expanding downwards, then curving in to solid, low base; flat bottom, with central hollow kick, forming projecting knob on interior.
Decoration of well-executed horizontal lines, comprising a single fine line below collar, a broad and deep groove on upper body, and a band of two fine lines on lower body.
Intact, but numerous internal cracks, especially in base; some pinprick and larger bubbles, and a few glassy inclusions; very little weathering, with one patch of dulling, pitting, and brownish weathering on interior.

Glass beaker, Glass, Roman, Cypriot

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