Glass cantharus (drinking cup), Early Imperial, Claudian or Flavian, ca. A.D. 40–80, Roman, Glass; blown, H. 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue; handles in same color. Flaring, rounded rim, with folded solid flange below; bell-shaped body, carving in sharply to solid, short stem; low, splayed foot, formed from a separate gather with knocked-off and ground outer edge; uneven, flat bottom; low kick at center of inside of body; strap handles attached to lower sides of body in pads, tooled flat above, drawn up and outwards, then curved round and down in a loop above rim, and applied to lip and underside of rim
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Glass cantharus, drinking cup, Early Imperial, Claudian, Flavian, ca, .D, 40–80, Roman, Glass, blown, H, 4 11/16, 11.9 cm, Translucent cobalt, blue, handles, color, Flaring, rounded rim, folded solid, flange, bell-shaped body, carving, sharply, solid, short stem, low, splayed foot, formed, separate gather, knocked-off, ground outer, edge, uneven, flat bottom, low kick, center, inside, body, strap handles, attached, lower sides, pads, tooled flat, drawn up, outwards, curved round, down, loop, rim, applied, lip, underside
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