Glass cup

Unknown

2nd–3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue green, with same color trail and ring base. Rim outsplayed, cracked off and ground; straight side expanding downwards, and then turned in sharply to solid ring base; shallow kick in center of bottom. Fine horizontal trail wound once round top of body; on side, eight oval indents. One large chip in rim and one long crack running from rim around body; some pinprick bubbles; patches of limy encrustation, creamy weathering, and iridescence on exterior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881