Roman Mosaic Glass Patella Cup 1st century BC-1st century AD A mosaic glass cup decorated with star canes, the opaque black and orange centres surrounded by opaque yellow rays embedded in the dark green matrix; globular waisted body, small flared foot and wide everted rim. 30.4 grams, 61mm wide (2 1/4"). Fine condition, repaired. Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s. Literature Cf. Goldstein, S.M., Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, 1979, p.185, items 491, 492; see also Goldstein, S.M., Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, 1979, p.145, items 297-302, for type.
Roman Mosaic Glass Patella Cup 1st century BC-1st century AD A mosaic glass cup decorated with star canes, the opaque black and orange centres surrounded by opaque yellow rays embedded in the dark green matrix; globular waisted body, small flared foot and wide everted rim. 30.4 grams, 61mm wide (2 1/4"). Fine condition, repaired. Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s. Literature Cf. Goldstein, S.M., Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, 1979, p.185, items 491, 492; see also Goldstein, S.M., Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, 1979, p.145, items 297-302, for type.
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