Glass beaker

Roman

Not on view

Colorless with pale yellow green tinge.
Thick, outsplayed rim, cracked off and ground; cylindrical body with almost straight side, then curving in; large integral tubular splayed ring base, made by folding; almost flat but uneven bottom.
On body, five horizontal grooves, arranged at regular intervals down vertical side.
One large hole in rim, one chip in exterior edge of rim, and one large crack extending round upper body from hole; pinprick bubbles; dulling, iridescence, and patches of whitish weathering.

Glass beaker, Glass, Roman

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