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
$850.00
Clear aquamarine glass. Almost cubical body, mould blown; sloping shoulders; cylindrical neck; wide rim has been sliced off and polished; flat base; angular strap handle with three ribs. Rainbow iridescence. Intact with minor mending on the rim.
H. 3.25″(8.1cm).
Parallels: Kunina N. Ancient Glass in the Hermitage Collection. ARS Publishers, LTD, St. Petersburg, 1997, cat. 166; Hayes J. W. Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, 1975, cat. 273; Matheson S. B. Ancient Glass in the Yale University Art Gallery. Yale University Art Gallery, 1980, cat. 95