Roman Glass Plate

Culture: Roman

Period: 2nd century A.D.

Material: Glass

Dimensions: 16 cm in diameter

Price: Sold

Ref: 3640

Provenance: Private collection Dr. Peter Rudeck, Vienna, Austria. Acquired on 17 February 1995 from Gerhard Herinek in Vienna. With the original certificate.

Condition: Intact

Description: Roman plate made of almost completely discolored clear glass. The edge is drawn far outwards, hot rounded and folded inwards. The wall initially stands out horizontally from the edge and then runs almost vertically before merging into the floor in a fine curve. The plate stands on a low foot ring pinched out of the wall, which is also hot-rounded on the edge. The underside of the floor is concave and forms an omphalos curvature in the tondo. Mounted.