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The imprecise "honeycomb" pattern that decorates the surface of this vessel, as well as the off-center placement of the seventeen-petalled rosette on the bottom, indicates that the cup was blown outside the mold, or was "dip-molded," after the design was impressed.
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Title: Cup with Molded Honeycomb Pattern
Date: 7th–10th century or later
Geography: Probably made in Iraq
Medium: Glass, colorless with yellow tinge; dip-molded, blown
Dimensions:
H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Wt. 9.6 oz. (272.2 g)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1964
Object Number: 64.241.2
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