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THBRoman Glass Cup - Aubergine & Translucent
Lot 59a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Mar 21, 2019
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2019-03-21 10:00:00
2019-03-21 10:00:00
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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A lovely glass vessel presenting an intriguing silhouette that gently flares from its base and then dramatically runs directly upward to resolve in an outcurved rim. The walls present marvelous aubergine hues that seem to swirl around the walls while the base presents green hues - and the glass is translucent. Adding to its allure are nice wheel marks presenting rings around the circumference at the center and just below the rim of the vessel. Size: 2.875" H (7.3 cm)
For collectors of Roman glass, some colors are more prized than others. The brilliance of aubergine is certainly among these. In addition to this vessel's beautiful hue, its form is most elegant. The following quote poetically describes the artistic process of creating free-blown glass in ancient Rome, "First he heated the very point of the iron, then snatched from nearby a lump of bright glass and placed it skillfully within the hollow furnace. And the crystal as it tasted the heat of the fire was softened by the strokes of Hephaestus like . . .he blew in from his mouth a quick breath . . . .like a man essaying the most delightful art of the flute. The glass received the force of his breath and became swollen out around itself like a sphere before it. It would receive another onslaught of the divine breath, for often swinging it like an ox-herd his crook he would breath into . . ." ( P. Oxy. 50.3536, a third century poem on glass blowing - R.A. Coles, Oxyrhynchus Papyri 50 (1983), p. 58 from "Solid Liquid" catalogue, Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 1999, p. 56)
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#139615Intact. Mineral deposits as shown. Marvelous rainbow iridescence.Condition
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