Glass beaker or lamp

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent yellow brown.
Outsplayed horizontal rim, with uneven, cracked-off vertical lip; straight side tapering downwards, then slightly outsplayed at base; small circular bottom with central indent.
Band of fifty-eight vertical ribs around top of body above irregular honeycomb pattern that becomes elongated and fainter towards base.
Intact, except for one weathered chip in rim; some pinprick and a few white, gritty inclusions; dulling, brown enamel-like weathering, and faint iridescence.

Glass beaker or lamp, Glass, Roman

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