Glass cup

Unknown

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

Translucent light yellow green. Outsplayed rim, with rounded, slightly thickened, horizontal lip; funnel-shaped body with gently curving side; hollow folded foot ring at junction of side and bottom; bottom convex around edge but concave at center, with trace of pontil mark. Intact; many pinprick and a few larger bubbles; slight dulling, much of surfaces covered with creamy iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st–early 2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917