Glass beaker

Period:
Late Imperial
Date:
probably 3rd century A.D.
Culture:
Roman, Cypriot
Medium:
Glass; blown and cut
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 9/16 x 3 3/16in. (9 x 8.1cm)
Classification:
Glass
Credit Line:
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number:
74.51.248
  • Description

    Translucent blue green.
    Plain, knocked-off rim, with slight bulging collar beneath; straight sides to body, expanding downwards, then curving in to solid, low base; flat bottom, with central hollow kick, forming projecting knob on interior.
    Decoration of well-executed horizontal lines, comprising a single fine line below collar, a broad and deep groove on upper body, and a band of two fine lines on lower body.
    Intact, but numerous internal cracks, especially in base; some pinprick and larger bubbles, and a few glassy inclusions; very little weathering, with one patch of dulling, pitting, and brownish weathering on interior.

  • Provenance

    From Cyprus, said to be from Idalion (modern Dali)

  • References

    Cesnola, L.P. di. 1903. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Vol. 3, Plates & Text 76-150. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, pl. LXXXIII,2.

    Myres, J.L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 5661, p. 512.

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