Terracotta lead-glazed scyphus (drinking cup) 1st half of 1st century Roman Mold-made body, with applied handles. Pale green exterior and yellow-brown , rounded rim, with flaring band below on interior, forming horizontal ridge; convex-curving side, tapering to flaring base ring; flat base; two ring handles on upper body, with round stud at top and outward angular projection at bottom; above each ring, horizontal thumb-rest, flaring to straight ends and flanked by volutes and : matching pattern in relief on both sides; two vine tendrils with leaves and b
Terracotta lead-glazed scyphus (drinking cup) 1st half of 1st century Roman Mold-made body, with applied handles. Pale green exterior and yellow-brown , rounded rim, with flaring band below on interior, forming horizontal ridge; convex-curving side, tapering to flaring base ring; flat base; two ring handles on upper body, with round stud at top and outward angular projection at bottom; above each ring, horizontal thumb-rest, flaring to straight ends and flanked by volutes and : matching pattern in relief on both sides; two vine tendrils with leaves and bunches of grapes, facing inward; at center, above ends of vines, a rosette with a central dot and eight pointed petals; tendrils hang from a large, vertical ribbon, round at bottom, whose top is concealed by the handle. Above decoration, two horizontal grooves; below, a raised horizontal line. Groove on bottom of base ring; raised circle around edge of of one ring handle missing, but body intact. A jagged knob is attached to the interior near the bottom, which with two other spots form a triangle, indicating a kiln spacer tripod was placed inside the cup during Terracotta lead-glazed scyphus (drinking cup). Roman. 1st half of 1st century Terracotta; lead-glazed ware made at Tarsus (Cilicia). Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian. Vases
Size: 3791px × 3792px
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