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Beaker ("Sports Cup")

Beaker ("Sports Cup")

Roman

Beaker; flat base (diam. 5 cm) with concentric circles in relief, tapering body, straight neck (diam. 5.9 cm) with constrictions at body and mouth, flared rim. Mold-blown body decorated with figures of horses, athletes, letters, palm trees. Intact, except for chips at the rim; no indication of weathering; there are three patches of glue on the base.

Pale olive-green glass

Roman Imperial period

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