Description: Delicate goblet has a rounded rim, cylindrical body rounded on the bottom, a short narrow stem and a conical base. The base is finished with a tubular ring. The pontil mark is visible in the apex of the concave base. At the bottom of the inside of the cup, a dome rises, surrounded by a small trough, where the stem attaches.
Date: 4th – 7th century AD
Measurements (cm): H: 8.2 W: 8.3
References:
Fortune Fine Arts Ltd. 1991. Shining Vessels: Ancient Glass from Greek, Roman, and Islamic times. 1991. Pp. 33, photo 32.
Isreali, Yael. 2003. Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum: The Eliahu Dobkin Collection and Other Gifts. Pp. 198, no. 237.
von Saldern, Axel. 1968. Ancient glass in the Museum of Fine Arts. Boston. No. 46.
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