Glass skyphos (drinking cup)

Unknown

late 3rd–early 2nd century BCE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with pale greenish tinge. Slightly inverted rim, with top edge ground flat; convex curving side tapering downward; splayed base ring with rounded bottom edge; slightly undulating, flat bottom; two ring handles applied to sides of body, carved out from blanks surrounded by raised squared-off areas, with flat thumb-rests above rings and projecting wings above and below. Body broken and repaired, with one large chip in rim and several holes in body, but both handles intact; pinprick and larger bubbles; dulling, pitting, patches of iridescence and creamy weathering. Rotary grinding marks on interior, exterior, and bottom.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 3rd–early 2nd century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917