ROMAN TRANSLUCENT GLASS GOBLET WITH WAVE MOTIF

Ca. AD 300 - 500. A blue translucent glass goblet with a deep flaring cup, finished with a thick rounded rim. The cup narrows to a rounded base on a short stem and broad disc foot. A continuous wave motif encircles the lower wall. For similar see: C. S. Lightfoot, The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art, Cat 96; V. Arveiller-Doulong et M.-D. Nenna, Le verres antiques du Musee du Louvre, Cat. 541. Size: 90mm x 90mm; Weight: 75g Provenance: From a central London private collection; earlier acquired on the UK art market before 2000.