Museum of London Ceramics and Glass Collection Museum of London Ceramics and Glass Collection Ceramics Glass

Glass object

cup?; pedestal cup?

Accession number: 16926
Production date: Roman
Material: glass
Measurements: 32 mm by 15 mm
Museum Section: Roman
Summary: Colour: polychrome marbled, cobalt blue and opaque white. Slightly weathered. Parts present: rim, handle. Isings form 38? Technical features: flashed glass (thicker cobalt blue outer layer, thin opaque white inner) on body. The handle, which is attached directly to the rim, is in marbled blue/white. Very small fragment, possibly from the rim of a chalice, with characteristic stepped profile.
Location: Object stored at Mortimer Wheeler House (Ceramics and Glass store)