Drinking Cup with Toast

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Drinking Cup with Toast

Place of OriginLikely made in Syria or Palestine, reportedly found in Pizzighettone, Italy

DateMid-1st century CE

DimensionsH: 7.0 cm (2 3/4 in.); Rim Diam: 7.5 cm (3 in.); Max Diam: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.); Base Diam: 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.); Rim Thickness: 0.1 cm (1/16 in.)

Mediummold-blown glass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1967.6

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Glass

Published ReferencesSangiorgi, G., Collezione di Vetri Antichi dalle Origini al V secolo D. Chr., Milan and Rome, 1914, no. 103, pl. 19.

Harris, J. Rendel, "Glass Chalices of the First Century," Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, Manchester, vol. 2, 1927, p. 291 (where the Toledo Museum of Art vessel is incorrectly identified as one in the British Museum).

Deissmann, A., Licht vom Osten, Tübingen, 1923, p. 105, n. 1.

Harden, Donald B., "Romano-Syrian Glasses with Mould-blown Inscriptions," Journal of Roman Studies, vol. 25, 1935, p. 174, Group G1iic.

Toledo Museum of Art, "Treasures for Toledo," Museum News, New Series, vol. 12, no. 4, Winter 1969, repr.

Toledo Museum of Art, Art in Glass: A Guide to the Glass Collections, Toledo, OH, 1969, 24, ill.

Grose, David F., "Ancient Glass," Toledo Museum of Art Museum News, vol. 20, 1978, p. 79, fig. 15.

Grose, David F., "Innovation and Change in Ancient Technologies: The Anomalous Case of the Roman Glass Industry," in High-technology Ceramics, Westerville, OH, 1986, p. 77, fig. 17, p. 78.

Engle, Anita, "New Light on the Sidonian Glassmakers," Readings in Glass History, no. 21, Jerusalem, 1988, fig. 42 c, p. 73.

Stern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-Blown Glass: The First Through Sixth Centuries, Rome, Italy, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, 1995, cat. no. 1, p. 97, pl. 1, p. 51.

Saldern, Alex von, Antike Glas, München, C. H. Beck, 2004, pp. 248-249, pl. 37, 221.

Page, Jutta-Annette, The Art of Glass: Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH, Toledo Museum of Art, 2006, repr. (col.) p. 36.

Label TextInscribed across the body of this drinking cup is a toast in Ancient Greek: "Εὐφραίνου ἐφ' ᾧ πάρει," which can be translated as "Rejoice in that for which you have come" or, more loosely, "Enjoy the moment!" This cheerful sentiment would have been fitting for any meal or social gathering, offering a reminder to savor the company and occasion. Nearly two dozen similar cups are known today, highlighting the widespread popularity of this design in antiquity.