Late Roman Stemmed Goblet

Culture: Roman

Period: 5th-7th century A.D.

Material: Glass

Dimensions: 9 cm high

Price: 800 Euro

Ref: 3678

Provenance: From a German private collection, acquired over 50 years ago.

Condition: Intact

Description: Wonderfully preserved and iridescent stemmed goblet dating to the late Roman or early Byzantine period. The body is conical, the rim is rounded and thickened. Inside horizontally encircling tool marks, which form slight ribs and were definitely intended as decoration. The stem is short and hollow inside, the foot ring round with a tubular rim. From the eastern Mediterranean Sea region. See for the type: “Römisches, byzantinisches und frühmittelalterliches Glas – Sammlung Ernesto Wolf”, Hatje Cantz 2001, numbers 172-174.