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cup

Object NameHemispherical Cup

Made FromGlass

Date200-699

TechniqueBlown, Facet-cut

SizeOverall H: 8.3 cm, Diam: 11.6 cm

Accession Number79.1.241

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Western Asia; probably Iraq

Physical DescriptionCup. Almost colorless, with brown tinge. Blown and facet-cut. Cup: hemispherical. Rim plain, with rounded lip; wall curves down and in, and merges with base. Exterior covered with contiguous hollow facets arranged in five horizontal rows, surrounding large central facet on base. Facets are of different shapes: pentagonal with rounded top on uppermost row; hexagonal on next three rows; circular on bottom row. Central facet is circular.
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