1932.56.103: Beaker ("Sports Cup")

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1932.56.103

Title

Beaker ("Sports Cup")

Other Titles

Former Title: Beaker decorated with Horses and Athletes

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

1st century CE or later

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe

Period

Roman Imperial period

Culture

Roman

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/219704

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Pale olive-green glass

Technique

Mold-blown glass

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

Recorded Ownership History

Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Harris Kennedy, Class of 1894

Accession Year

1932

Object Number

1932.56.103

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

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.

Commentary

A beaker is an open-shaped vessel taller than it is wide. The vessels were used for drinking.

Exhibition History

• Rendering the Past: Drawings from Suzanne Chapman, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 10/09/1973 - 11/17/1973
• Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008

Subjects and Contexts

• Roman Domestic Art

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