Glass skyphos (drinking cup)

Unknown

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

Colorless. Beveled, slightly inverted rim, with slight lip above tops of handles; convex curving side tapering downward; splayed base ring with flat bottom edge; flat bottom; two ring handles applied to sides of body, carved out from blanks surrounded by irregular raised squared-off areas, with flat thumb-rests above rings and projecting wings above and below. Body broken and repaired, with many internal strain cracks, one small area of fill in side, and small chips in rim, and both handles restored, surviving only as the ends of the rings projecting from the body; pinprick and larger bubbles; some dulling, patches of iridescent weathering, and areas of limy encrustation. Rotary grinding marks on interior and exterior.

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