Glass cage cup fragment, Late Imperial, 4th century , Roman, Glass, dichroic; blown or cast and cut, H.: 2 3/16 x 3 in. (
Glass cage cup fragment, Late Imperial, 4th century , Roman, Glass, dichroic; blown or cast and cut, H.: 2 3/16 x 3 in. ( x cm), Glass, Translucent honey brown, appearing olive green in reflected light., Flaring rim, with tapering lip; convex curving side to body; five bridges support the high relief decoration on the body., On exterior, a single raised horizontal line below rim; an openwork band at top of side, comprising a frieze of vertical darts, of which eleven are preserved intact or in part, flaring out and downwards, each with upward V-shaped cut decoration; on main part of body, figural decoration, attached by slender bridges, of which only parts of two figures survive: at right, standing male, identified as a satyr but possibly Dionysos, with head turned in profile to left, bare upper chest, and left arm outstretched and holding a long staff or thrysos
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