Cage cup fragment in shape of a tragic mask
Datemid-3rd–early 4th century CE
Periodlate Roman Empire
CultureRoman
MediumGlass (molded and cut)
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.1485
On View
Not on viewWidth (sherd): (3/4 in.) 1.88 cm
Thickness (sherd): (3/8 in.) 1 cm
Thickness (at glass of mask): (1/16 in.) 0.1 – 0.24 cm
Diameter of piercings right: (3/16 in.) 0.42-0.43 cm to 0.58 – 0.61 cm
Diameter of piercings left: (3/16 in.) 0.44-0.48 cm to 0.57 – 0.60 cm
Length (strut that attached to interior vessel): (11/16 in.) 1.85 (at mask side) to 1.61 cm (at vessel side)
Width (strut that attached to interior vessel): (1/16 in.) 0.17 cm (at vessel side) to 0.27 cm (at mask side)
Thickness of vessel at strut where it attached to interior vessel: (5/16 in.) 0.65 to 0.96 cm
Width (mouth): (1/4 in.) 0.49 (interior, back of mask) to 0.65 (exterior) cm
Height (mouth): (1/8 in.) 0.30 (interior, back of mask) to 0.41 (exterior) cm
Height (mask): (1 11/16 in.) 4.27 cm
Width (mask): (3/4 in.) 1.885 cm
Medium Details
Color
Glass: close to 10Y 8/1 (light greenish gray) at thicker part
Inclusions
n/a
3rd-4th Century
1550-30 BCE
1st-2nd Century AD
