Beaker ("Sports Cup")
1st century CE or later
Description
Beaker; flat base (diam. 5 cm) with concentric circles in relief, tapering body, straight neck (diam. 5.9 cm) with constrictions at body and mouth, flared rim. Mold-blown body decorated with figures of horses, athletes, letters, palm trees. Intact, except for chips at the rim; no indication of weathering; there are three patches of glue on the base.
Dimensions
H. 9.9 x Rim diam. 6.8 x W. 8.4 cm (3 7/8 x 2 11/16 x 3 5/16 in.)
Provenance
Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932.
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