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This glass drinking cup was found in a burial at Airlie in Angus. It was a valuable object obtained from the Romans, either as a result of trade or as a diplomatic gift, between 150 and 250 AD.

The cup is intact, a rare survival for glass objects in this period.

Although the Roman occupation did not result in the native population becoming Romanised, certain Roman habits such as drinking wine appear to have been adopted in some cases, in order to show off high status.

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• Online ID: 000-100-035-748-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.EQ 150
• Date: Between 150 and 250 AD
  
• Material: Glass
  Vessel / bowl, drinking
  
• Dimensions: 2.25" x 3.00" D
  
• What: Vessel / bowl, drinking
  
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• Where: Scotland, Angus, Airlie
  
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• Description: Glass vessel, possibly a drinking bowl, from a burial at Airlie, Angus
  
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