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Beaker or Carinated Cup

CultureRoman
Date1st CE
Mediumglass with pastel iridescence
Dimensions2 9/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. (6.5 x 7.9 x 6.7 cm)
Classificationsglassware
Credit LineGift of Professor and Mrs. Herbert Bodman
Object number75.3.15
DescriptionSack-shaped beakers or carinated cups were likely used as pots for cosmetics and as drinking vessels. Many were manufactured in Cyprus in the first century CE, where they are found in abundance. They also occur in Syria, Greece (Siphnos), northern Italy, and Gaul during this period.
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