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Cup (Modiolus)

Not on view
Ancient conical glass vessel with sage green body, circular loop handle, stepped foot ring, and patches of rust and iridescent weathering across the surface

Unknown, Cup (Modiolus), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Cup (Modiolus)
Place Made
Syria or Palestine
Medium
Light olive green glass
Dimensions
6 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (15.9 x 16.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
M.88.129.120
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Saldern, Axel von. Glass 500 B.C. to A.D. 1900: The Hans Cohn Collection. Mainz: Philipp von Zabern, 1980.