Description: Goblet has a simple rim, cylindrical body rounded on the bottom, a short narrow stem and a conical base. The base is finished in 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 trough, where the stem attaches. The object is almost identical to object 146, with a very different patina.
Date: 4th to 7th century AD
Measurements (cm): H: 7.6 W: 4.5 – 7.8
References:
Fortune Fine Arts Ltd. 1991. Shining Vessels: Ancient Glass from Greek, Roman, and Islamic times. 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.
This model was created with 146 images at 6000 x 4000 resolution in Agisoft Photoscan Professional.
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