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Gallery Of Glass For Sale - Vessels blown at our Wood-fired Furnace at Quarley

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Roman - Footed Cylindrical Beakers (FCYB)

These vessels were blown at our wood-fired furnace. They all have some attack from the furnace atmosphere on their outer surfaces - some more so than others. It usually shows as a dulling and milkiness on the surface. See this page for a short discussion on this phenomenon. Please look at the large photos by clicking on the thumbnail photos, although the effect is not always noticeable on them.

We do not make Footed Cylindrical Beakers to order - these are individual vessels that are in stock and can be purchased as seen.

Based on a class of beakers common throughout the Roman Empire and usually in colourless glass. Can be referred to as ‘Airlie’ beakers after the find site in Angus, Scotland. Some found in Denmark were decorated with enamel paintings of animal hunts and others (all known only from fragments) were engraved with representations of fish. A fragmentary example from Vindolanda on Hadrian's Wall has an enamelled scene depicting gladiators. The enamelled examples tend to be thicker-walled than the engraved and plain examples. (2nd to 3rd century AD)

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