A Roman bluish-green glass modiolus
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
With flaring mouth and tooled hollow tubular ring above the wide cylindrical body, set on a tubular base ring, with strap handle, 4¼in (10.5cm) high
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
With flaring mouth and tooled hollow tubular ring above the wide cylindrical body, set on a tubular base ring, with strap handle, 4¼in (10.5cm) high
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
US$ 3,100 - 4,700
€2,400 - 3,500
US$ 3,100 - 4,700
€2,400 - 3,500
Footnotes
- Provenance:
The Cyrus Collection. Property of Fay Safani, New York.
Inherited from Edward Safani, acquired in the 1970s.
Literature:
Originally a grain measure made of metal, the modiolus is a broad cup which was also crafted in glass. For an almost identical example cf. L. Scatozza Höricht, I vetri romani di Ercolano, Rome, 1986, no.71, pl.29.2888.
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