Beaker

Description

Bell beaker of light green blown glass, with opaque white trails and base blob: Northern European, Northern France: Merovingian, late 5th to early 6th century AD

Museum reference

A.1922.178

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Beaker

Production information

Northern France, France, Western Europe

Date

Late 5th - early 6th century

Style / Culture

Merovingian

Materials

Glass

References

Lightfoot, Christopher, ANCIENT GLASS IN NATIONAL MUSEUMS SCOTLAND, Edinburgh: NMS Enterprises Limited, 2007, p.190, cat. 496