Roman Bell-shaped Glass Beaker

Culture: Roman

Period: 3rd-4th century A.D.

Material: Glass

Dimensions: 8.8 cm high

Price: 600 Euro

Ref: 3643

Provenance: Private collection Dr. Peter Rudeck, Vienna, Austria. Acquired on 5 June 1990 from Gerhard Herinek in Vienna. With the original certificate.

Condition: Intact

Description: Roman beaker made transparent, almost completely discoloured glass. The cylindrical body stands on a massive foot ring, worked out from the wall and rounded. On the flattened base remains of the sharp edges that were left when the piece was knocked off the punty are still preserved. The rim is far pulled outwards, rounded and thickened. Possibly from northern Italy. See for the typus: Gertrud Platz-Horster “Antike Gläser: Ausstellung, November 1976-Februar 1977, Antikenmuseum Berlin”, No. 148.