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Object NameCup with Rosettes

Made FromGlass

Date800-999

TechniqueBlown in dip mold, pincered

SizeOverall H: 3.7 cm, Diam (max): 6.7 cm

Accession Number67.1.29

Credit LineGift of the American Research Center in Egypt

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Egypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)

Physical DescriptionCup with Rosettes. Transparent pale bluish green. Blown in dip mold; pincered. Cup with one handle. Rim plain, with rounded lip; upper two-thirds of wall splays, without convex profile, then turns sharply in and tapers; base plain; pontil mark (D. about 1 cm). Single handle, apparently with strap-shaped cross section, dropped onto wall at and immediately below widest point. Molded decoration on lower part of wall: about 20 faint vertical ribs that are most visible at edge of base. Pincered decoration on upper part of wall: seven oval rosettes, each with circular boss at center surrounded by six identical bosses; surfaces behind rosettes are plain and slightly recessed.
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