Glass gold-band mosaic scyphus (drinking cup), Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, H.: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm), W: 9 13/16 (25 cm), Diam.: 7 1/16 in. (18 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue, deep honey brown, turquoise green, opaque white, and colorless enclosing gold leaf. Applied vertical coil rim, with slightly rounded top edge; convex curving side tapering downward; applied splayed base ring with flat bottom edge; slightly convex bottom; two ring handles, applied in carved back rectangular pads on upper side and below rim, with flat thumb-rests above rings and projecting wings above and below
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Glass gold-band mosaic scyphus, drinking cup, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early .D, Roman, Glass, cast, cut, H, 4 1/2, 11.5 cm, W, 9 13/16, 25, Diam, 7 1/16, 18, Translucent cobalt, blue, deep honey, brown, turquoise green, opaque white, colorless enclosing, gold, leaf, Applied vertical, coil, rim, slightly rounded, top, edge, convex curving, side, tapering, downward, applied splayed, base, ring, flat bottom, convex, bottom, two ring, handles, applied, carved back, rectangular, pads, upper side, thumb-rests, rings, projecting wings
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