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THBStunning Roman Millefiori Glass Cup, ex-Royal Athena
Lot 38a
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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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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 100 to 300 CE. An exquisite, millefiori (mosaic) glass vessel stunning coloration - red vermilion, golden yellow, pearly white, and deep teal blue hues with an aesthetic that boasts beautiful spiraled eyes and washes of color. Quite dreamy, especially when one holds it to the light! What's more, due to its delicate size, this vessel, presenting a lipped rim and a flat base, readily fits into the palm of a human hand. A wonderful example, replete with the finest technique and artistry. Size: 2.2" W x 1.625" H (5.6 cm x 4.1 cm)
The mosaic technique oftentimes resulted in glass that the ancient Roman naturalist and philosopher Pliny the Elder described as possessing "eyes" due to the repeated eyelet motifs across the surface (Pliny, Natural History XXXVI.199 - Loeb translation by D.E.Eichholz (1962), vol. 10, p. 157). This example, however, presents more expanded canes/eyes and gorgeous washes of color that conjure paintings by Austrian symbolist artist Gustav Klimt who of course worked centuries later. Perhaps Klimt was inspired in part by ancient Roman mllefiori glass.
Provenance: ex-New York, New York collection, ex Royal Athena Gallery, NYC, January 1997, Lot 73, Catalog page 33
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#156450Repair to roughly 40% of walls from multiple large and small pieces, with restoration in some areas of loss, and resurfacing with overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions to base, walls, and rim, with light encrustations. Glass coloration is still highly visible.Condition
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