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Glass cup

mid-1st–early 2nd century CE
Not on view
Colorless with blue green tinge.
Rim outsplayed, cracked off and ground; side almost straight and then curving in; integral tubular splayed ring base, made by folding; deep concave bottom.
On body, nine deep elongated indents.
Intact; a few pinprick bubbles; large patches of limy encrustation, creamy weathering, and iridescence.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass cup
  • Period: Imperial
  • Date: mid-1st–early 2nd century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; blown and tooled
  • Dimensions: H.: 3 7/8 x 4 x 2 1/16 in. (9.8 x 10.2 x 5.2 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
  • Object Number: 81.10.213
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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