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Translucent light green.
Rim folded out and up, cracked off; conical body, tapering downwards; small, flattened bottom.
On body, upper zone of thirty-five vertical ribs, extending upwards to underside of rim, with an irregular honeycomb pattern below extending across bottom.
Intact; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; patches of dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering.
With sides ribbed and grooved.
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Title: Glass beaker
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 4th–5th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown in a dip mold
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Diam.: 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
Object Number: 81.10.90
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