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Cup
Roman
Imperial Period
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Height: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.) Diameter (of mouth): 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt
Accession Number61.1461
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionCup with flaring mouth and conical foot. Body, bell-shaped with applied thread just under lip. Blue-green glass (foot slightly darker); iridescent.
ProvenanceFrom a collection formed in Egypt in the early 20th century, probably by Reginald Godfrey Peckitt, Esq, formerly of the Egyptian State Railways; by 1961: Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt Collection, 1826 24th Street, N.W., Washington 8, D.C.; gift of Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt to MFA, December 13, 1961