cup
Object NameCup
Made FromGlass
Date400-599
Place MadeSasanian Empire
Techniqueblown, cut, ground, polished
SizeOverall H: 8.7 cm, Diam (max): 10.6 cm
Accession Number79.1.68
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent pale green glass; blown, cut. Roughly hemispherical cup. Rim plain, rounded and very slightly everted; wall descends vertically and the curves down and in; base narrow. Entire outer surface decorated with four registers of cut, ground, and polished ornament (from top to bottom): (1) three continuous horizontal rows of contiguous oval hollow facets; (2) four pairs of equidistant vertical oval facets separated by pattern of chevrons composed of narrow oval cuts; (3) two continuous horizontal rows of contiguous oval facets; and (4) row of 11 vertical oval facets. Base consists of one hollow circular facet.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
