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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Beaker
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Beaker

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureRoman Empire
Date100-399
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number81.88
Not on view
DescriptionBeaker of blown colorless grey tinted glass. Thin and fragile. Squared sides with four indented vertical areas. Flattened base with a slight central kick. Knocked-off. Ground rim.

Published ReferencesAuth, Susan, ANCIENT GLASS AT THE NEWARK MUSEUM, pg. 99, similar beaker with indented sides "In Egypt painted papyrus holders were used for these fragile glasses."
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2021.
early 20th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
2nd century A.D.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
500-550 A.D.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2013.
Unknown
13th-14th centuries
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
4th century A.D.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2023.
Tomáš Hlavička
2008
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
1830-1850
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
late 16th - early 17th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
1800-1850
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
ca. 1580-1620