Lot Essay
Translucent green in colour, this fragment would have formed a shallow bowl on a thin ring foot. The three lines of Latin gilt inscription read '.EVCENI./SEMPER/VERAX' or "the Fuceni are always truthful".
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT LONDON COLLECTION
A ROMAN INSCRIBED GOLD GLASS VESSEL BASE
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN INSCRIBED GOLD GLASS VESSEL BASE
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) wide
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Giorgio Sangiorgi, Rome (1886-1960), acquired in the early 20th century.
Ancient Glass formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection; Christie’s, New York, 3 June 1999, lot 222.
Antiquities; Christie’s, New York, 9 December 1999, lot 486.
Antiquities; Christie’s, New York, 7 June 2000, lot 563.
with David Giles (1940-2022), London.
Sheikh Saud bin Muhammed Al Thani, Qatar (1966-2014), acquired from the above in November 2009.
London art market, acquired from the estate of the above, prior to 2023.
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art; Sotheby's, London, 7 July 2023, lot 289.
Ancient Glass formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection; Christie’s, New York, 3 June 1999, lot 222.
Antiquities; Christie’s, New York, 9 December 1999, lot 486.
Antiquities; Christie’s, New York, 7 June 2000, lot 563.
with David Giles (1940-2022), London.
Sheikh Saud bin Muhammed Al Thani, Qatar (1966-2014), acquired from the above in November 2009.
London art market, acquired from the estate of the above, prior to 2023.
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art; Sotheby's, London, 7 July 2023, lot 289.
Literature
Daniel Thomas Howells, Late Antique Gold Glass in the British Museum, PhD Thesis, University of Sussex, 2010, p. 244.
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