a roman glass beaker with indented sides

A Roman pale green glass beaker. The vessel is decorated below the rim with bands of wheel-cut lines tapering walls with four indents, and a plain base, slightly concave towards the centre.
Condition: Complete and intact.

Roman eastern empire: Circa 2nd-3rd Century AD.Height 8.6 cms (3.4 ins).For similar use of indents, see item 166 Ancient Glass in the National Museums Scotland C. S. Lightfoot.Provenance: A.L. collection, Bayern, since 1970s.
Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 14 December 2010, lot 117 (part).
Property from a Princely Collection, acquired at the above sale, from the Collection of the Princely House of Liechtenstein.All items are supplied with an illustrated certificate of authenticity (COA) which will act as a guarantee that all items are authentic and dated to the period stated.Buyers outside the UK and non-mainland UK need to email us for postage costs before buying. Overseas buyers will be responsible for paying any customs and/or tax charges.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: BGB86B66X

Height (cm):

8.6

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