Glass cup

mid-1st century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Colorless with blue green tinge.
Knocked-off, uneven rim; slightly bulging collar below rim; side expanding downward, then curving in to concave bottom.
Wheel-cut decoration comprising a single fine line below neck and a band of two lines on body above angle.
Intact; a few pinprick bubbles; some areas unweathered, others weathered with dulling and brilliant iridescence, and some patches of thick, enamel-like weathering.

Greenish blown glass bowl with wheel-cut lines on body.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass cup
  • Period: Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian
  • Date: mid-1st century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; blown and cut
  • Dimensions: 2 7/8 × 3 11/16 in. (7.4 × 9.3 cm)
    Diam. of rim: 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
  • Object Number: 74.51.293
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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