ROMAN GLASS "GRAPE" VESSEL
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, C. 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Auction: 13 March 2025 from 13:00 GMT
Description
mould blown glass, standing on a disc-shaped base, with concave bottom and central pontil mark, blown in three part mould, the piriform body with a pattern of stylised grapes below a collared shoulder and flaring mouth
Dimensions
11cm tall
Provenance
Private collection, United Kingdom
Shlomo Moussaieff, London, United Kingdom, collection formed 1948 - 2000
Footnote
For similar please see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 15.43.184