fragment
Object NameFragment of Cup or Bowl (?)
Made FromGlass
Datepossibly 1-99; possibly 300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 2.8 cm
Accession Number74.1.62
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless glass, with very pale yellowish tint; mold-blown. Cup or bowl (?): fragment of rim and upper wall. Rim bulges very slightly and has ground lip; wall almost straight, tapering at shallow angle. Wall has figured frieze in relief: male, probably naked, with torso shown frontally but head and legs seen in profile, dances or runs to left, his right arm extended in front of him and his left arm, with cloak draped over forearm and staff-like object in left hand; to left, part of curved element, perhaps arm or drapery.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1974-12-12
99 BCE-99 CE
glass possibly made 500-599; glass possibly made 1900-1969; decorated 1900-1969
75 BCE-25 CE
300-399
1000-1099 or later