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Object NameFragment of Cup

Made FromGlass

Date25 BCE-99 CE

TechniqueCast or blown, wheel-cut, cased, carved

SizeOverall H: 1.8 cm, W: 3.8 cm

Accession Number74.1.72 B

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass from the Ancient World

Place Made

Roman Empire; probably Italy

Physical DescriptionTranslucent blue, opaque white glasses; cast or blown, handle cut on wheel, body cased and carved (cameo technique). Rim, with handle attachment and part of wall; flat rim, wall curves inward as upper part of semi-ovoid body; part of right side of handle attachment extends along rim with semicircular projection near handle and narrow scrolling flange beyond it; one lathe-cut groove on top of rim and one immediately below it on inner side. Opaque white glass mostly removed from outside of wall, leaving decoration in relief: part of vine leaf with veins indicated by shallow incisions.
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