Miniature Cup

Unknown

4th century A.D.

Glass

J. Paul Getty Museum

A small, green glass cup with a wide rim and a flared base sits on a white surface against a gradient gray background. Free-blown miniature cup of dark green, translucent glass. The stem and foot are solid. The thick rim is offset and folded over the outside edge. Weathering has caused some iridescence and spots of incrustation occur all over the vessel. von Saldern, Axel, et al. Gläser der Antike: Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer, exh. cat. (Hamburg: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, 1974), p. 240, no. 703.