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Thin-walled beaker

Roman
Republican or Early Imperial Period
100–20 B.C.

Medium/Technique Ceramic
Dimensions Height: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); diameter: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.).
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number1982.399
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionRough-textured matt brown clay with horizontal striations; black smudges on one side of body (from a fire?).
Offset collar-like round rim with everted edge; globular body; flat base.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mrs. Horace L. Mayer Collection; gift of Mrs. Horace L. Mayer to MFA in 1980 (accepted as Apparatus [APP. 1980.1042]); accessioned by MFA, September 15, 1982