Roman Glass Beaker with Wonderful Silver Iridescence from Rhineland

Culture: Roman/Rhineland

Period: 4th century A.D.

Material: Glass

Dimensions: 10 cm high

Price: 800 Euro

Ref: 3644

Provenance: Private collection Dr. Peter Rudeck, Vienna, Austria. Acquired on 28 March 1989 from Gerhard Herinek in Vienna. With the original certificate.

Condition: Intact

Description: Roman glass beaker with wonderful silver iridescence standing on a ring foot, worked out from the wall and rounded on the outside. The body is far protruding on the base and tapering towards the top. The rim is slightly pulled outwards, rounded and thickened. Form the Rhineland. Similar beakers are in the Pompejanum Aschaffenburg, as well as in Cologne and Nijmegen (Netherlands).