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cup

Object NameCup

Made FromGlass

Date800-999

Techniqueblown, linear-cut

SizeOverall H: 8.3 cm, Diam: 9.2 cm

Accession Number79.1.90

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Iran, Neyshabur

Physical DescriptionColorless; very small bubbles. Blown in dip mold; facet-cut. Cup: cylindrical. Rim plain, with flat top (probably finished by grinding) and bevel on inside; wall vertical; base plain; no pontil mark. Wall is decorated with broad band of hollow facets, beginning 1.8 cm below top and ending 0.7 cm above bottom; band contains 11 continuous horizontal rows of adjacent circular facets (D. 0.3–0.4 cm), with estimated 47 or 48 facets in each row. Underside of base is decorated with two incised concentric circles (D. 4.2 cm and 2.4 cm) separated by ring of 12 circular hollow facets.
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