Handmade mead glass with blue rim in hand-forged iron serpent stand. The cone beaker was the most common type of glass vessel during the Viking age. A large number have been found in Scandinavia & across Europe. The following examples are all copies of finds from the Viking trading centre of Birka in Sweden. Handmade green tinted glass & iron stand. Glass replica of a Viking find from Birka. Capacity 150ml (5.28 US fl.oz). Approx. 16cm in overall height including the stand. The glass is 15cm & the width at the top is 9cm. Historical glasses are replicas of glass from the 2000-year history of glass blowing. All our glasses are entirely handmade. They are mouth blown & driven with timed-cut clippings, glass threads & other decor. A sign of a handmade glass is the so-called punt mark on the underside of the glass. The soft rounded edge of the top of the glass & some variation in size, thickness & details are other signs of genuine craftsmanship. The glass mass is specially designed to resemble old-time glass. Certain chemicals, mainly metal oxides, have been added to get the correct color scale. The glass mass contains, in different extent, small air bubbles & shifts in structure. Each glass is unique. All these special features of historical glass mean that there can not be two identical glasses. This makes each glass a unique handmade masterpiece - just like the original glass. For cold drinks only. Glass Viking Cone Beaker in Stand
