Beaker
1st -2nd century CE
Description
Clear glass beaker with concave sides. Classification: Isings form 32
Dimensions
9.4 x 6.7 cm (3 11/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1912), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1912. Note: The Misses Norton were the daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).
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