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
$2,000.00
Light yellowish- green, transparent, bubbly ware. Broad form, sides widening upward, rounded below. Center of base pushed in. Rim cut and polished. Double row of wheel-cut joined pentagons containing oval facets; double row wheel-cut horizontal lines below. Mended from original pieces, several fragments missing.
H 3.9″(9.9 cm), D. rim 3.8″(9.6 cm).
Parallels: Hayes J. W. Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, 1975, cat. 643(for related types); for the same patterns see: Harden D. B. Glass of the Caesars. Olivetti, Milan, 1987, cat. 114