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Object NameCup

Maker Ennion

Made FromGlass

Date30-70

Place MadeEastern Mediterranean; possibly Lebanon, Sidon

TechniqueBlown in four-part mold, ground, applied

SizeOverall H: 6 cm, Diam (with handles): 13.2 cm; Rim Diam: 9.7 cm

Accession Number66.1.36

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

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

Glass of the Caesars

Liquid Refreshment: 2000 Years of Drinks and Drinking Glasses

On ViewAncient Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

The name Ennion appears in one of the Greek inscriptions on the side of this cup.

Physical DescriptionTransparent blue glass with two small red inclusions, few bubbles; body blown in four-part mold, rim ground, handles applied. Two-handled cup with vertical side, sloping bottom and flat base; rim upright, unworked but ground flat; vertical side with decoration in two friezes: (a) on one side, tabula ansata with inscription "ENNI?N/ E?OIHCEN" ('Ennion made [it]'), in Greek flanked by vine sprays; on other side, tabula ansata with inscription "MNHTH/O AGOPA/ ZN?" (sic: 'May the buyer be remembered'), in Greek, flanked by ivy sprays; the two sides separated by colonnettes; (b) continuous zone of vertical flutes with rounded ends, with cordon above and below; sloping bottom with overall pattern of lozenges; flat base with five raised concentric circles on underside; two narrow strap handles attached to bottom and top of frieze (a).
Provenance

Source Sergio Sangiorgi (Italian) - 1965-1966
Rome

Former Collection Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965) - 1965
Rome by 1914-1965