CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.

Details

A ROMAN MOSAIC RIBBON GLASS DISH
CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 9⁄16 in. (6.5 cm.) diameter

Provenance

Ernst (1899-1989) and Marthe (1918-1999) Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne, acquired by 1981.
Ancient Glass Formerly in the Kofler-Truniger Collection, Christie's, London, 5-6 March 1985, lot 163.
Jack (1930-1996) and Jane (1936-2021) Weprin, New York, acquired from the above; thence by descent to the current owner.

Literature

M. Kunz, ed., 3000 Jahre Glaskunst: von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, Luzern, 1981, p. 65, no. 182, pl. F8.

Exhibited

Kunstmuseum Luzern, 3000 Jahre Glaskunst: von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, 19 July-13 September 1981.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

Striped mosaic glass vessels with quadripartite patterns are thought to have been produced in Roman workshops in Italy. The most common shapes were broad shallow bowls, plates, and small cylindrical dishes with flaring rims, as here. For a discussion of the class, see D.F. Grose, The Toledo Museum of Art, Early Ancient Glass, pp. 250-251.

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