Glass cup
Colorless with pale greenish tinge.
Uneven, knocked-off rim; flaring collar below rim; carinated sides tapering downward; concave bottom.
Cut decoration on sides comprising a fine line immediately below rim, one horizontal wheel-cut groove with fainter lines above 9/16 in. (15 mm) below rim, another with fainter lines below 1 1/4 in. (32 mm) below rim, and a third 2 in. (50 mm) below rim, with a band of fainter lines below 9/16 in. (15 mm) below last groove.
Broken and repaired, with one large piece missing from rim; pinprick bubbles; some dulling and slight pitting, but most of surfaces covered in creamy brown weathering and iridescence.
Uneven, knocked-off rim; flaring collar below rim; carinated sides tapering downward; concave bottom.
Cut decoration on sides comprising a fine line immediately below rim, one horizontal wheel-cut groove with fainter lines above 9/16 in. (15 mm) below rim, another with fainter lines below 1 1/4 in. (32 mm) below rim, and a third 2 in. (50 mm) below rim, with a band of fainter lines below 9/16 in. (15 mm) below last groove.
Broken and repaired, with one large piece missing from rim; pinprick bubbles; some dulling and slight pitting, but most of surfaces covered in creamy brown weathering and iridescence.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass cup
- Period: Early or Mid Imperial
- Date: 1st–2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and cut
- Dimensions: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Diameter: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.231
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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