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Beaker or Lamp (Main View (profile))
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The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Free-blown vessel of pale green glass. The vessel is conical in shape with a wide mouth. It is sparsely decorated with shallow blobs of blue glass: on opposite sides is a pair of large blobs; on the other opposite sides is a pair of four small blobs arranged in a cross. There is some discoloration due to weathering and slight iridescence.
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Details
- Title: Beaker or Lamp (Main View (profile))
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 4th–5th century A.D.
- Location Created: Eastern Mediterranean
- Physical Dimensions: 7 × 10 cm (2 3/4 × 3 15/16 in.)
- Type: Vessel
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Glass
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2003.454
- Culture: Roman
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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