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Glass cup

Glass cup. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Height: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Diameter: 3 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (8.9 x 7.3 cm). Date: 2nd-3rd century A.D..
Colorless with pale greenish tinge.
Knocked-off, uneven rim; slightly bulging collar below rim; sides expanding downward, then angled in to join convex bottom, flattened at center.
Band of two faint wheel-cut lines on body above angle.
Intact, except for weathered chip in rim; some bubbles; dulling, deep pitting, and brilliant iridescent weathering.
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Title:
Glass cup
Caption:
Glass cup. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Height: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm) Diameter: 3 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (8.9 x 7.3 cm). Date: 2nd-3rd century A.D.. Colorless with pale greenish tinge. Knocked-off, uneven rim; slightly bulging collar below rim; sides expanding downward, then angled in to join convex bottom, flattened at center. Band of two faint wheel-cut lines on body above angle. Intact, except for weathered chip in rim; some bubbles; dulling, deep pitting, and brilliant iridescent weathering.
Technique/material:
Glass; blown and cut
Period:
Mid Imperial
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Location:
ROMAN EMPIRE
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4200 x 4200 px | 50.5 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 35.6 cm | 14.0 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)