Glass cup

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Opaque light blue. Plain unworked vertical rim, with everted, convex curving shoulder below; vertical side to cylindrical body; S-shaped undercurve; low base ring and slightly convex bottom. Three vertical mold seams run down sides through columns from rim to lower ridge, with a separate cup-shaped base section. On body, continuous central frieze bordered above and below by single prominent horizontal ridges, comprising three vertically-fluted columns with capitals and bases alternating with three disks decorated with radiating swirls; on bottom, base ring surrounding two fine concentric circles around edge and small dot in relief at center. Intact, but large weathered chip in rim; some pitting, dulling and iridescence, and much of surfaces covered in thick creamy brown weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917