Glass cup with indented sides

Unknown

1st–2nd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with pale greenish tinge. Uneven, knocked-off rim; slightly bulging collar below rim; vertical sides, rounded at base; almost flat bottom. One horizontal wheel-cut groove on collar; twelve vertical indents in sides. Intact; pinprick bubbles; slight pitting, but most of surfaces covered with creamy, enamel-like weathering with brilliant iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st–2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76