Glass ribbed beaker

mid-1st century CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent pale blue-green.

Knocked-off, uneven, outsplayed rim; short concave neck; side bulging at top, then tapering downwards; thick, concave bottom.
Side tooled into thirteen irregular, long, vertical ribs.
Intact; some pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; dulling, deep pitting, brilliant iridescence, and thick brown weathering.

Blown beaker with ribbed body.

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Title: Glass ribbed beaker
Period: Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian
Date: mid-1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown and tooled
Dimensions: H.: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
Diam.: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Elias Kempner, 1934
Object Number: 34.132.36
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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