Glass cup

Unknown

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

Colorless with faint greenish tinge. Knocked-off rim; slightly bulging collar below rim; carinated sides tapering downward; concave bottom. One fine horizontal wheel-cut line below collar 5/16 in. (8 mm) below rim), two more 1/16 in. (1 mm) apart further down body, 13/16 in. (21 mm) below rim, and another single line below just above turn 1 13/16 in. (46 mm) below rim. Intact, except for one deep chip in rim; pinprick bubbles; almost unweathered on one side; elsewhere pitting and iridescent weathering.

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