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COLEM:JOS.965

Colchester Collections

This pale green glass beaker has a concave base with a foot ring and a slightly thickened and outward folded rim. The sides get wider toward the base and have a single rib decoration close to the top. The exact provenance of the beaker is uncertain.Colchester Museums curate one of the best collections of Roman glass in the country, especially of the first century AD thanks to Boudica’s rebellion and destruction of the town. The Romans used glass to manufacture a huge range of objects, from bottles, bowls and bath flasks, to hairpins, gaming counters and even windowpanes. In the early period glass vessels were imported into Britain but, from the second half of the first century AD, glass was also made here. The development of glass blowing techniques meant that certain items could be produced cheaply and in large quantities. Glass is often thought to be rare from the Roman world, because it is so fragile, but the main reason for its rarity is because it was recycled throughout the Roman period.

Cyprus

Roman

height: 85.00 mm
neck diameter: 54.00 mm
diameter: 80.00 mm

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