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Patella cup with lid
Roman
Imperial Period
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Height (of cup): 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.) Height (with lid): 5.1 cm (2 in.) Diameter (of cup at mouth): 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt
Accession Number61.1455.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionPatella cup with blue-green glass with much iridescence. Lid, concave-conical with knob in several degrees of which only the first is preserved.
Body is 61.1455.1; lid is 61.1455.2
Body is 61.1455.1; lid is 61.1455.2
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