Cup

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Object Name: 
Cup
Place Made: 
Roman Empire
probably Italy
Accession Number: 
70.1.49
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5.5 cm, Diam: 9.9 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1-125
Credit Line: 
Gift of Jerome Strauss
Primary Description: 
Translucent deep blue glass; some tiny black inclusions; blown, tooled. Narrow, somewhat irregular outsplayed rim, almost horizontal with rounded lip; slightly tapering side; folded hollow footring; edge of bottom pushed in, otherwise flat; no pontil mark.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Strauss, Jerome (1893-1978), Source
1970
Category: 
Roman
Color: 
blue
Technique: 
glassblowing
hot-working
Material: 
glass

Exhibitions (1)

Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1955-06-13 through 1955-10-23