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Cup
Roman
Imperial Period
1st century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Glass, free-blown, decorated with the "splash" technique
Dimensions
Height: 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number99.456
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Ancient Glass (MFA), no. 21.
DescriptionKrater shape. Blue glass studded with white dots applied to the surface only. foot missing; body of vase broken and repaired.
ProvenanceBy 1898: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Athens. Christmas 1898.); 1899: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 32,500.00 (this is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542)