Roman Deep Blue Ribbed Glass Vessel

1st century AD. A blue Zarte Rippenschale glass vessel with squat spherical body, everted rim and raised circumferential frieze of gadroon-style ribs to the body. See The Corning Museum of Glass, accession numbers 58.1.35 and 67.1.21, for similar. 69 grams, 10cm (4"). Property of a London gentleman; before that in the private collection of a Kensington collector; previously in the collection of Mrs Petra Schamelman, Breitenbach, Germany; acquired from the collection of Fernand Adda, formed in the 1920s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10854-178324. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website]
Condition Report: Very fine condition.