Description:
This is a beautiful tumbler, made of yellow green glass, circa 3rd - 4th century CE.
The vessel has a flat base and a lightly flared mouth, the rim ground flat. Around the body and below the rim are wheel cut lines.
Dating:
Circa 3rd - 4th century C.E.
Size:
Height 9.3 cm.
Provenance:
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, deaccessioned in 2010, donated to the museum in 1967; previously US private collection.
Condition:
Intact, with light iridescence and deposits.
Price:
€ 1,400
Stock number:
C0766