Glass stemmed cup
Translucent pale blue green; trails in translucent cobalt blue.
Thickened, vertical rim, with slightly inverted lip; elongated inverted bell-shaped body, curving in at base; hollow stem; hollow, low conical foot, with tubular edge made by folding; deep kick in bottom with central pontil scar.
One trail applied as a thick, elongated pad immediately below rim and wound in a spiral almost nine time around upper side of body; a second trail applied as a circular pad to side and wound round body in a spiral four times, then tooled and pinched into a wavy pattern of six upward and hanging loops (sometimes called the "spectacle" pattern).
Intact; few bubbles; pitting, creamy brown weathering, and iridescence.
Thickened, vertical rim, with slightly inverted lip; elongated inverted bell-shaped body, curving in at base; hollow stem; hollow, low conical foot, with tubular edge made by folding; deep kick in bottom with central pontil scar.
One trail applied as a thick, elongated pad immediately below rim and wound in a spiral almost nine time around upper side of body; a second trail applied as a circular pad to side and wound round body in a spiral four times, then tooled and pinched into a wavy pattern of six upward and hanging loops (sometimes called the "spectacle" pattern).
Intact; few bubbles; pitting, creamy brown weathering, and iridescence.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass stemmed cup
- Period: Late Imperial or Early Byzantine
- Date: 4th–5th century CE or later
- Culture: Roman, Palestinian
- Medium: Glass; blown and trailed
- Dimensions: H.: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
- Object Number: 29.100.85
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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