cup
Object NameCup with Two Handles
Made FromGlass
Dateprobably 1-125
Place Madeprobably Roman Empire
Techniqueblown, applied
SizeOverall H: 7.0 cm, W (across handles): 15.2 cm, Diam: 11.3 cm
Accession Number79.1.100
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass, with yellowish green tint; blown, trail, foot ring, and handles applied. Cup with cylindrical body and two handles. Rim outsplayed, with rounded lip; wall descends almost vertically, then tapers sharply near bottom; base plain, with low foot ring consisting of single fire-polished trail; very faint circular (annular?) pontil mark. Decorated on upper wall with one continuous horizontal trail. Two virtually identical opposed handles dropped onto lower wall, drawn out, up and in, and attached to upper wall at level of trail, with pinched semicircular thumb rests and excess glass pulled down over tops of handles and thumb rests.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
- 1979-03-25
