fragment
Object NameFragment of Cup
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Italy
TechniqueCast or blown, wheel-cut, cased, carved
SizeOverall H: 1.8 cm, W: 3.8 cm
Accession Number74.1.72 B
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
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.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1974-12-12
25 BCE-99 CE
possibly about 1887; perhaps 1312-1326
25 BCE-99 CE
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1-99
