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Patella cup
Roman or Byzantine
Late Imperial or Early Byzantine Period
about 4th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.045 m. H. 0.07 m. D.
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt
Accession Number50.2274
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBracelet rim. Clear blue glass.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Charles Bain Hoyt Collection (according to his associate Burdon-Muller, the Hoyt "Greek & Roman glass and lead-glazed vases were all purchased from Kelekian and Kouchakji in New York"; bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt to MFA, May 11, 1950