cup
Object NameCup
Made FromGlass
Date50-1 BCE
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Italy
TechniqueCast, lathe-cut, ground, polished
SizeOverall H: 9.6 cm, Diam (max): 8.2 cm; Across Handles W: 14 cm
Accession Number70.1.29
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
Glass of the Caesars
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionCup. Translucent deep blue glass; cast and lathe-cut. Semi-ovoid body; rim ground and polished with single lathe-cut groove on interior; side curves inward to form semi-ovoid body; lathe-cut stem consisting of two concave-profiled spindles separated by thin disc; solid foot which splays into circular disc with raised rectangular-profiled band near edge and concavity on underside. Two vertical handles at rim, each with long horizontal thumb rest with concave sides; exterior surface of finger hole has angular offset ridge, while underside of lower rest is beveled along axis. On either side of handles, rim has projecting scrolls.Provenance
Source
James E. Hambuechen
- 1970
Former Collection
Arnold Vogell
(German, 1857-1911) - 1908-05
Former Collection
Rudolph Hackl
no longer in Hackl collection before 1967
no longer in Hackl collection before 1967
