KTH0456 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Glass Stemmed Cup) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Object

In or from KTH Container

KTH Container 5

Logical part of

Threpsiades Inventoried Objects

Description

Stemmed cup. Conical base pulled out of single gather of glass for bowl. Thick, rounded lip pulled in and up. Lower stem is straight and hollow.

Fabric, firing, and surface description

Green to light green (PMS 358/359 C). Semitransparent. Numerous pinprick and uncommon small to medium-sized, spherical and elongated bubbles.

Preservation comment

One fragment preserves 22% of base but missing stem. Slight, somewhat extensive dulling and iridescence; specks of encrustation.

Estimated base diameter

0.055

Preserved height

0.02

Material

Glass (Material)

Drawing

Photograph