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Translucent pale blue-green glass beaker with cylindrical body, slightly flaring rim, and patchy white areas covering the outside surface

Beaker

Roman

Intact beaker in pale, blue-green glass; slightly indented base, straight sides with a slight concavity; flared rim. Series of three wheel-made grooves in the middle and a fourth double groove near the base. Minimal dirt accretions and flaking on base. Classification: C. Isings, Roman Glass from Dated Finds (Djakarta: Groningen, 1957), form 29. Comparison: Museum of Fine Arts Boston 2014.1110.

Glass

Roman Imperial period

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