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beaker

Object NameBeaker or Lamp

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 400-499

Place MadeNear East

TechniqueMold-blown, parison blown, withdrawn, twirled

SizeOverall H: 20.8 cm, Diam (rim): 12 cm

Accession Number65.1.13

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent light yellowish green. Mold-blown; parison blown in ribbed dip mold, withdrawn, and twirled. Beaker or lamp: conical. Rim outsplayed, with rounded lip; wall tapers, descending at steeper angle for top one-third than bottom two-thirds; base plain; pontil mark circular (D. 1.3 cm), with speck of scale. Wall decorated with closely spaced shallow ribs, which spiral down from left to right; they are faint immediately below rim and they disappear 3.5 cm from base. Glass contains small bubbles, with few larger, elongated bubbles at rim.
Provenance

Source Fouad Alouf - 1965

Former Collection Ali Zahar