Conical Cup with One Handle on Base Ring (Modiolus)

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date1st century CE

DimensionsH: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Rim Diam: 5 3/16 in. (13.1 cm); Body Diam: 4 5/16 in. (11.0 cm); Base Diam: 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm)

MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.947

Not on View

DescriptionThis glass cup has a gently flared rim and a cylindrical body that narrows slightly at the base. A thick band around the neck separates it from the body. A single broad handle connects the middle of the cup to the rim. Six fine lines cut into the glass decorate the area beneath the handle. The cup was shaped by blowing and later detailed with tools.

Published ReferencesHaevernick, Thea Elisabeth, Modioli, 1978, no. 67 (fig. 3 h).

Hayes, John W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1975, p. 67, no. 203 (A close parallel dated "Late 1st century-early 2nd century A.D.").

Grose, David, "Ancient Glass," Toledo Museum of Art Museum News, vol. 20, no. 3, 1978, p. 78, fig. 16 (repr).