cage cup

English
Fourth-century cage cup with smooth joins

Noun

cage cup (plural cage cups)

  1. An Ancient Roman glass vessel, found from roughly the 4th century, consisting of an inner beaker and an outer cage or shell of decoration that stands out from the body of the cup, to which it is attached by short stems or shanks.
    Synonym: diatretum
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