Glass cup

Unknown

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

Colorless with pale greenish tinge. Uneven, knocked-off rim; flaring collar below rim; carinated sides tapering downward; concave bottom. Cut decoration on sides comprising a fine line immediately below rim, one horizontal wheel-cut groove with fainter lines above 9/16 in. (15 mm) below rim, another with fainter lines below 1 1/4 in. (32 mm) below rim, and a third 2 in. (50 mm) below rim, with a band of fainter lines below 9/16 in. (15 mm) below last groove. Broken and repaired, with one large piece missing from rim; pinprick bubbles; some dulling and slight pitting, but most of surfaces covered in creamy brown weathering and 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