Lot Essay
Item two: cf. Christie's London, Ancient Glass Formerly in the Kofler-Truniger Collection, 5 March 1985, lot 116; and D. B. Harden, Glass of the Ceasars, Milan, 1987, no. 89 for similar.
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1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A RARE ROMAN 'ENAMELLED' DARK BLUE GLASS VESSEL FRAGMENT
1ST CENTURY A.D.
With the lower part of a nude running figure of Eros(?) in opaque white glass with traces of a flowing garment in opaque turquoise glass, 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high; a Roman translucent cobalt blue glass mould-blown cup fragment depicting a spirited horse and rider with upraised left arm, from a 'Circus' cup, mid-1st Century A.D., 1¾ in. (4.2 cm.) high; a Roman green glass head of a maenad in high relief, 1st-2nd Century A.D., 1 1/8 in. (3 cm.) high; and three Roman iridescent glass child bracelets, composed of yellow and black glass twisted trails, opaque cream iridescence, one repaired, circa 4th-5th Century A.D., 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) diam. av. (6)
1ST CENTURY A.D.
With the lower part of a nude running figure of Eros(?) in opaque white glass with traces of a flowing garment in opaque turquoise glass, 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high; a Roman translucent cobalt blue glass mould-blown cup fragment depicting a spirited horse and rider with upraised left arm, from a 'Circus' cup, mid-1st Century A.D., 1¾ in. (4.2 cm.) high; a Roman green glass head of a maenad in high relief, 1st-2nd Century A.D., 1 1/8 in. (3 cm.) high; and three Roman iridescent glass child bracelets, composed of yellow and black glass twisted trails, opaque cream iridescence, one repaired, circa 4th-5th Century A.D., 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) diam. av. (6)
Provenance
Items one and two: Wolkenberg collection, New York: sold Christie's London, The Alfred Wolkenberg Collection of Ancient Glass, 9 July 1991, lots 122 and 121 respectively.
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