Footed Beaker
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Footed Beaker 2019-08-15
Name/Title
Footed BeakerEntry/Object ID
11NE-Mi57-193Description
The rim is small and flares outwards. The rim transitions into the conical and slightly bulbous body which tappers into the flat base with a disk-shaped foot. The intact vessel has iridescence and encrustation.Use
TablewareContext
Glass beakers or drinking vessels were not manufactured until the Roman period. They only began to be manufactured for everyday use with the advent of glass blowing. In addition to being used as drinking vessels, beakers were also used as containers for various ointments and foods, which would then be sealed with cloth, leather, basketry, or leaves to prevent the ointment or food from spoiling quickly. This beaker type, with cylindrical or conical bodies, were widely distributed in both the eastern and western Roman Empire. Additionally, this vessel follows Isings form 34.Made/Created
Date made
1 CE - 150 CETime Period
Roman ImperialEthnography
Culture/Tribe
Near Eastern - Syro-Palestine