cup
Object NameCup with Gladiators
Made FromGlass
Date25-75
Place Madeprobably Gaul
TechniqueMold-blown, cracked-off, ground
SizeOverall H: 7.1 cm, Rim Diam: 7.5 cm
Accession Number54.1.84
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Glass of the Caesars
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
Title Unknown (Nantes)
Exposition des Beaux-Arts : Archeologie et Peinture Ancienne
Ancient Art in American Private Collections
On ViewAncient Gallery
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.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1954-10-11
Former Collection
Hubin
- 1872-1872
Former Collection
Mr. Gourraud
