fragment
Object NameFragment of Skyphos Handle
Made FromGlass
Date75-1 BCE
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Italy; possibly Egypt
Techniquecast, lathe-cut
SizeOverall H: 3.5 cm; Rim Estimate Diam: 9 cm
Accession Number59.1.567-7
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent blue-green or seagreen glass, bubbly with patches of brown iridescent weathering crust on exterior surface; cast and lathe-cut. Fragment preserves handle, rim and part of body, flared and thickened rim is cut on interior with two lathe-cut grooves, wall bends in and down as far as preserved. Along outer edge of rim one section of the elaborate horizontal scroll attachment is preserved as well as the vertical handle, both rests are broken away but the exterior surface of the fingerhole is cut with an angular offset ridge.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
