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Object NameCup with Christ Healing the Paralytic

Made FromGlass

Date300-325

Place Madeprobably Italy

TechniqueBlown, ground, wheel-cut

SizeOverall H: 4.3 cm, Th: 2.5 cm; Rim Diam: 6.3 cm

Accession Number66.1.38

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Age of Spirituality

Ambrose and Agustine: The Origins of Europe

Glass of the Caesars

Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass

On ViewAncient Gallery

Physical DescriptionTransparent light green glass; blown, ground, wheel-cut; rim ground flat. Hemispherical body; three horizontal wheel-cut grooves below rim; rest of body occupied by wheel-cut scene of Christ healing paralytic; both figures stand on hillock defined by pebble-like oval motifs; on left, Christ, facing right, in tunic and pallium, raising hand to paralytic; on right, facing Christ but walking away to right, paralytic dressed in short tunic and puttees, carrying bed on shoulders; bed has four legs and upright headboard.
Provenance

Source Sergio Sangiorgi (Italian) - 1966

Former Collection Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965)