Fragment of Two-Handled Cup (Skyphos)
Fragment of Two-Handled Cup (Skyphos)
Place of OriginProbably Italy
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsH: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); W: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm)
MediumCast; cut
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1377
Not on View
DescriptionOpaque tannish-pink.
DESCRIPTION Approximately one-fifth of skyphos. Short horizontal rim with inturned, rounded edge; convex curving side. Attached to the rim, a ring handle (one of two on opposite sides), with upper and lower projecting thumb rests, the lower of which curves downward at its far end; on either side of the ring handle, a cut circular disk protrudes horizontally from the rim.
TECHNIQUE Cast: handle cast as part of the cup and cut; rotary-polished on both surfaces.
Published ReferencesBrill and Whitehouse 1988, pp. 41-42.
1st century CE
6th century BCE
Second half of the first century CE
Probably late fourth to late fifth century
about 3rd-4th century CE
Fourth century CE
Probably mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
3rd-4th century CE
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