Caption

Glass cup, Egypt, 1st–2nd century AD. Type: Isings form 32. Transparent bluish-green glass. Cup with a slightly flaring spout, decorated with four oval concavities on the belly. Ring-shaped foot with a clearance made by pressing the bottom inward; free blown. Outer diameter of the spout: 6.10 cm. Height: 9 cm. Belly diameter: 6.70 cm. Outer diameter of the bottom: 4.60 cm. Vessel, weight 0.054 kg., A translucent pale green glass vessel with a flared rim and a rounded body tapering to a flattened foot, showing surface irregularities and a few rough patches of encrustation, with subtle internal striations and small air bubbles visible in the glass against a neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A02_118

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Keywords

Glass cup Egypt 1st–2nd century AD Type Isings form 32 Transparent bluish-green glass Cup slightly flaring spout decorated four oval concavities belly Ring-shaped foot clearance pressing bottom inward free blown Outer diameter 6.10 cm Height 9 cm Belly diameter 6.70 cm bottom 4.60 cm Vessel weight 0.054 kg translucent pale green glass vessel flared rim rounded body tapering flattened foot showing surface irregularities rough patches encrustation subtle internal striations small air bubbles visible glass neutral gray background.