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Figure 213: Russelbecher Frankish glass, probably 7th century AD. In the British Museum. Height 19.0 cm.

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Rüsselbecher

glass

Also known as: claw beaker, elephant’s trunk

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type of glassware

In glassware: The Roman Empire
…of the elaborate and fantastic Rüsselbecher (“elephant’s trunk, or claw beaker”) on which two superimposed rows of hollow, trunklike protrusions curve down to rejoin the wall of the vessel above a small button foot.
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