A ROMAN GLASS VICTORY BEAKER

SYRO-PALESTINIAN, CIRCA EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.

Details

A ROMAN GLASS VICTORY BEAKER
syro-palestinian, circa early 1st century a.d.
Amber in color, cylindrical in form with an outsplayed rim, the flattened base with a raised ring foot, blown into a two-part mold, the vertical mold seams masked by a palm leaf design, the body with three registers, the upper and lower each with six stylized wreaths of two concetric rings joined by radial lines, the central register with a Greek inscription ABE THN NEIKHNreading "Seize the Victory"
2.5/8 in. (6.7 cm) high

Literature

Sangiorgi, Collezione di Vetri Antichi, no. 104, pl. 20 (said to be from Cyprus).
Harden, "Romano-Syrian Glasses with Mould-Blown Inscriptions" in Journal of Glass Studies, vol. 25, 1935.
Stern, The Toledo Museum of Art, Roman Mold-blown Glass, p. 99, note 6b.

Lot Essay

This well-known class of inscribed cups have been thoroughly studied by Harden. The Sangiorgi cup, with the reversed N in HNand the extended E in EIKHN one of seven from Cyprus, falls into Harden's class K1iii-i.

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