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beaker

Object NameBeaker
Made FromGlass
Date75-125
Place MadeRoman Empire
TechniqueBlown, lathe-cut
SizeOverall H: 7.0 cm; Rim Diam: 7.8 cm; Foot Diam: 3.4 cm
Accession Number66.1.240
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown and lathe-cut. Beaker: cylindrical. Rim outsplayed, with rounded edge and narrow cordons near lip and at junction with wall; wall straight, tapering sharply inward near bottom, with narrow cordon at change of angle; low conical foot, hollow, with small boss at center. Rim and wall have short internal cracks.
Provenance
Source Sergio Sangiorgi (Italian) - 1966
Former Collection Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965)
fragment
50 BCE-25 CE
jar
1100-1399; 1900-1979
Continental Can Co., Inc.
about 1967
about 1200-1299 (a-c, e-f); possibly 600-799 (d)