Roman patella cup, early 1st century AD
Glass
Height: 4.3cm, diameter: 7.7cm
12035
£ 3800
Cast in opaque cornflower-blue glass, with a near-horizontal rim, the bowl formed of two convex curves, the tall, flaring foot is slightly concave on underside. Intact, some iridescence particularly to...
Cast in opaque cornflower-blue glass, with a near-horizontal rim, the bowl formed of two convex curves, the tall, flaring foot is slightly concave on underside. Intact, some iridescence particularly to the underside of the rim.
Provenance
Christie's, New York, USA, Antiquities, 9th December 1999
R.S.L. collection, London, UK; acquired from the aboveAccompanied by letters from the relevant Greek and Italian authorities renouncing any current or future claim over this piece.
