Description:

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A lovely glass ingot with a barrel-shaped body bearing a slight central carination. The flat faces enable it to stand upright unassisted, and petite indentations on either face show how malleable the glass was when first created. Raw glass ingots were essential in creating the exquisite glass works known throughout the Roman Empire. Finer sand made for higher-quality glass, with some of the best glass ingots originating in what is now Cologne, Germany. This ingot is covered in fiery layers of rainbow-hued iridescence which nicely complement the dark hues of the glass. Size: 2.6" W x 4.3" H (6.6 cm x 10.9 cm)

Provenance: private Dere collection, East Coast, USA assembled between 1970 and 2000

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#157491

  • Condition: Minor abrasions to faces and body, otherwise intact and very good. Great iridescence throughout.

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