A ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS FRAGMENT

CIRCA EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.

細節

A ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS FRAGMENT
circa early 1st century a.d.
Perhaps from a vessel, with opaque white on dark purple, partially preserving the head of a youth with wavy hair, in profile to the left
1 in. (3.2 cm) wide

來源

Capobianco Collection
Stroganoff Collection

出版

Sangiorgi, Collezione di Vetri Antichi, no. 180.

拍品專文

The full scene on this fragment was likely portraits of a married couple. Such vessels are thought to have been made for weddings or anniversaries. For similar examples see nos. 155-157 in Harden, et al., Glass of the Caesars.