Glass cage cup fragment, Late Imperial, 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass, dichroic; blown or cast and cut, H.: 2 3/16 x 3 in. (5.6 x 7.6 cm), Glass, Translucent honey brown, appearing olive green in reflected light., Flaring rim, with tapering lip; convex curving side to body; five bridges support the high relief decoration on the body., On exterior, a single raised horizontal line below rim; an openwork band at top of side, comprising a frieze of vertical darts, of which eleven are preserved intact or in part, flaring out and downwards, each with upward V-shaped cut decoration; on main part of body, figural decoration, attached by slender bridges, of which only parts of two figures survive: at right, standing male, identified as a satyr but possibly Dionysos, with head turned in profile to left, bare upper chest, and left arm outstretched and holding a long staff or thrysos
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Glass cage cup fragment, Late Imperial, 4th century .D, Roman, Glass, dichroic, blown, cast, cut, H, 2 3/16 x 3, 5.6 7.6 cm, Translucent honey, brown, appearing olive, green, reflected light, Flaring rim, tapering lip, convex curving, side, body, five bridges, support, high relief, decoration, exterior, single raised, horizontal, line, rim, openwork band, top, comprising, frieze, vertical darts, eleven, preserved intact, part, flaring out, downwards, upward V-shaped, main part, figural decoration, attached, slender, parts, two figures, survive, right, standing male, identified, satyr, Dionysos, head turned, profile, left, bare upper, chest, left arm, outstretched, holding, long staff, thrysos
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