cup
Object NameCup
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadePersia
Techniqueblown, relief-cut
SizeOverall H: 7.9 cm, Diam (max): 9.2 cm
Accession Number79.1.51
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent light bluish green; some bubbles, mostly small. Blown; relief-cut. Cup: cylindrical. Rim plain, with top flattened by grinding, and with bevel on inside (see below); wall vertical; base flat; no pontil mark. Wall is divided from top to bottom into three identical broad panels alternating with three identical narrow panels, all of which are separated from their neighbors by single vertical ribs. Each broad panel contains square motif with double raised border; outer border is plain, and inner border is notched; interior of square is plain. Each narrow panel is plain. Underside of base has concentric groove (D. 2.5 cm) surrounding shallow depression, made by grinding, which may have removed pontil scar.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
701-899
900-1099
800-999
about 1000
1599
