Roman Glass Beaker with Over-cut Rim

Culture: Roman

Period: 1st-2nd century A.D.

Material: Glass

Dimensions: 9.4 cm in diameter

Price: 400 Euro

Ref: 3521

Provenance: From the estate of the French art dealer Evrard de Rouvre (1923-1979). Thence in the possession of his daughter Isabelle and her husband Francois van den Broek. Last in a family estate.

Condition: Intact

Description: Large glass beaker with a straight wall and wonderfully shimmering mother of pearls patina. The rim is smoothly over-cut, the base deeply pierced from the outside, so that a tapering cone is created. With an old collection label.