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Object NameFragment of Cup

Made FromGlass

Date25 BCE-99 CE

Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Italy

TechniqueCast or blown, wheel-cut, cased, carved

SizeOverall H: 4.4 cm, W: 4.1 cm; Handle L: 2.6 cm

Accession Number74.1.72 A

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass from the Ancient World

On ViewAncient Gallery

Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue, opaque white glasses; cast or blown, handle cut on wheel, body cased and carved (cameo technique). Rim, part of wall and handle of skyphos; wall curves inward as upper part of semi-ovoid body; vertical handle attached to rim and wall with attachment extending along rim and terminating in roughly semicircular projection; handle has round finger hole, pointed horizontal thumb rest and short, drooping finger rest; top of handle cut with tongue-shaped grooves; groove also extends along junction of rim and attachment and ends in volute on top of semicircular projection. Opaque white glass mostly removed from body, leaving decoration in relief: immediately below handle, bucranium or similar motif with knotted band around top; to left, edge of indeterminate motif.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1974-12-12