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Glass cup

1st–2nd century CE
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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