Glass cup

Unknown

3rd–4th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Small cup. Colorless with a yellow green tinge. Outsplayed, thickened, and rounded rim; slightly convex, vertical side, then curving inwards; low, outsplayed tubular ring base, made by folding; slightly pushed-in bottom with pontil scar. Intact; few bubbles, some glassy inclusions, and blowing striations; dulling, iridescence, and patches of whitish weathering, with soil encrustation around bottom of interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd–4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881