Glass stemmed cup

Unknown

4th–5th century CE or later · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale blue green; trails in translucent cobalt blue. Thickened, vertical rim, with slightly inverted lip; elongated inverted bell-shaped body, curving in at base; hollow stem; hollow, low conical foot, with tubular edge made by folding; deep kick in bottom with central pontil scar. One trail applied as a thick, elongated pad immediately below rim and wound in a spiral almost nine time around upper side of body; a second trail applied as a circular pad to side and wound round body in a spiral four times, then tooled and pinched into a wavy pattern of six upward and hanging loops (sometimes called the "spectacle" pattern). Intact; few bubbles; pitting, creamy brown weathering, and iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th–5th century CE or later

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman, Palestinian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929