cup
Object NameChariot Cup
Made FromGlass
Date25-99
Place MadeRoman Empire, European Provinces
TechniqueMold-blown, ground
SizeOverall H: 5.7 cm; Rim Diam: 7.7 cm
Accession Number66.1.34
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
Not On View
Physical DescriptionSemi-transparent brown glass, very bubbly; mold-blown, three- part mold; rim ground. Straight-sided top; rim sprung, finished by grinding; vertical side, curving in towards bottom; base has low ring and slight concavity at center. Mold-blown decoration: on body, three registers; top, narrow, with inscription in very low relief, "OLYMPEVA FOENIXVA EUTYCHEVA M[ ]"; middle, wider, with horizontal rib above and below, four quadrigae, one below each name in inscription, separated by two triple pillars on plinths, one single pillar and one crenellated tower; bottom, narrow, frieze of rather irregular contiguous lozenges; on base, two concentric ribs between concavity and ring.Provenance
Source
Sergio Sangiorgi
(Italian) - 1966
Former Collection
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965)
