14 Nov 2016

ROMAN GLASS CARCHESIUM

Roman Glass Carchesium A Private Dutch Collection of Roman Glass

2016-Roman glass carchesium

Date: Late 1st-2nd Century AD (Isings form 36b), Rhineland

Size: H = 10.3 cm              D = 9.8 cm

Condition: intact

Description: Freeblown pale green bell-shaped beaker __with applied foot. Rim plain and rounded, wall tapers, then splays to carination __with slight overhang, below which it tapers sharply to bottom. No pontil mark.

Provenance: Private collection Cologne (Germany)

Ref.: Gallo-Roman Museum Tongres (Belgium); Kunstpalast Museum Dusseldorf (Germany); Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden, Leiden (Netherlands).