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cup

Object NameCup with Gladiators

Made FromGlass

Date25-75

TechniqueMold-blown, cracked-off, ground

SizeOverall H: 7.1 cm, Rim Diam: 7.5 cm

Accession Number54.1.84

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass of the Caesars

Glass from the Ancient World

Ancient Art in American Private Collections

Exposition des Beaux-Arts : Archeologie et Peinture Ancienne

Title Unknown (Nantes)

Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome

Place Made

probably Gaul

Physical DescriptionCup with Gladiators. Transparent light yellow-green glass; mold-blown, cracked-off, ground. Cylindrical cup; rim very slightly everted, ground; vertical side, tapering at bottom; flat base. Mold-blown decoration; on body, two friezes, each with horizontal rib at bottom: (a) narrow, with inscription in relief "SPICVLVS COLVMBVS CALAMVS HOLES/PETRAITES PRVDES PROCVLVS COCVMBVS; (b) pairs of gladiators, fighting: Spiculus standing, Columbus on ground; Calamus and Holes fighting; Petraites and 'Prudes' fighting ('Prudes' loses his shield); Proculus defeats Cocumbus and holds victor's palm frond; on base, two concentric circles in relief.
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