Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
$300.00
Light turquoise glass. Tall cylindrical body with short bulging rim, ground flat on top; thick flat bottom, slightly hollowed at center. Pontil mark. Symmetrical. Three bands of several wheel-incisions on body: single line below rim; one line below and above a broader and deeper central band; another band of two lines on lower part of body. Milky blue, green, and lilac iridescence. Mended from original pieces only.
H. 3.4″(8.5 cm) , D. rim 2.45″(6 cm).
Similar beakers can be found in several Turkish museums (Bergama, Eskisehir, Izmir museums) as a popular group amongst the types of vessels in Anatolian glassware. For a identical beaker, see C.S.Lightfoot. A Catalogue of Glass Vessels in Afyon Museum. B.A.R., Oxford, cat. # 12.