Beaker
1st-2nd century CE
Description
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.
Dimensions
H. 9.3 x D. 6.3 cm (3 11/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were the daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).
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