Circa 200-300 AD
A finely modelled Roman green glass beaker of flared rim form showing wheel-cut ridges beneath the rim and set on a flattened concave foot. The rolled rim of the beaker is slightly angled to one side, as is its cylindrical body. A lovely example with scattered mineral deposits and pretty iridescence.
For an introduction to Roman glass see:
Brill, R.H., 1967: "A Great Glass Slab from Ancient Galilee," Archaeology.
Charleston, R.J., 1978: "Glass Furnaces through the Ages," Journal of Glass Studies 20.
Fleming, S.J., 1999: Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change, Appendix A (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum).
Grose, D.F., 1989: Early Ancient Glass, various sections (New York: Hudson Hills).
Mazor, G., and Bar-Nathan, R., 1998: "The Bet She'an Excavation Project 1992-1994," Excavations and Surveys in Israel 17, 5-38.
Stern, E.M. and Schlick-Nolte, B., 1994: Early Glass of the Ancient World, 72-79 (Ostfildern: Verlag Gerd Hatje).
Weinberg, G.D., 1988: Excavations at Jalome, 38-102 (Columbia: University of Missouri Press).
Size: L:118mm / W:77mm; 75.3g
Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in the 1990s on the UK art market.