Nina Kunina
Ancient Glass in the Hermitage Collection
The State Hermitage ARS Publishers, LTD, St. Petersburg, 1997
$ 60.00
330
Byzantine lampada
VI century
Constantinople
Light-green, transparent, bubbly ware. Tall conical form flaring at the rim, lip folded in. Rounded non-functional base with applied thick loop. Three small suspension-loops applied as trails are spaced around the circumference of the body.
Three bronze chains constructed of twisted s-shaped links attached to suspension-loops. Intact, original chains. Custom stand.
H. glass 3.8"(10 cm), H. with chains 8.9"(22.6 cm).
Christie's Auction, NY, 12 June, 2002, lot 192.
Related to: Hayes J. W. Excavations at Sarachane in Istanbul. Vol.2. The Pottery. Princeton, 1992, p.400; Axel von Saldern. Ancient and Byzantine glass from Sardis. Harvard University Press, London, 1980, plate 23; Buckton D. Byzantium. Treasures of Byzantine Art and Culture. British Museum Press, 1994, cat.115.
$ 2750
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329
Migration period glass flask
IV-V century
Clear colorless glass with yellow tint. Piriform sagging body, tapering to a narrow neck; funnel-shaped orifice; rim reheated and rounded off; hollow domed base. Pontil-mark on bottom. Irregularity at narrowest point during manufacture. Brown crust and milky iridescence in places. Intact.
H. 6.6"(16.7 cm).
Parallels: Hayes J. W. Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, 1975, cat. 314; Matheson S. B. Ancient Glass in the Yale University Art Gallery. Yale University Art Gallery, 1980, cat. # 340.
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448
Glass flagon
V century
Gaul ? Rhineland ?
Medium thick, clear, light yellow-green glass. Sagging body with wide, hollowed base; narrow neck, widening towards rim; lip folded over on top. Pontil-mark on bottom. Blue, green, lilac iridescence and brown crust . Intact.
H. 6.3"(16 cm).
Related to : Die Franken. Philipp von Zabern, 1996, vol. II, page 977. Related to: Axel von Saldern. Ancient and Byzantine glass from Sardis. Harvard University Press, London, 1980, plate 26, 478.
$ 750
15
Migration period glass flagon
IV century
Greenish, transparent, bubbly ware. Ovoid body with pushed in base; short narrow neck, curving up from body with flaring mouth and lip folded in. Rainbow iridescence. Intact except for two small mended body fragments .
H. 5.1"(12.3 cm).
Related to : Hayes J. W. Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, 1975, cat. 313, 314. Related to: Axel von Saldern. Ancient and Byzantine glass from Sardis. Harvard University Press, London, 1980, plate 25.
$ 475
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Migration period glass jug
IV century
Thick, clear, light yellow-green glass. Sagging body with wide base, slightly hollowed; funnel-shaped orifice, rim reheated and rounded off. Pontil-mark on bottom. Silky pale blue, green, and lilac iridescence. Intact.
H. 3.6"(9.1 cm).
For a related glass see: Hayes J. W. Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, 1975, cat. cat. 294; Lightfoot C. S. A Catalog of Glass Vessels in Afyon Museum. B.A.R., Oxford, 1989, plate 6, # 4; Die Franken. Philipp von Zabern, 1996, vol. II, pg. 612, 8; Axel von Saldern. Ancient and Byzantine glass from Sardis. Harvard University Press, London, 1980, plate 25.
$ 550
33
Early medieval miniature glass pitcher
IX century
Clear, colorless glass with frosted finish. Spherical body with high conical neck; bolster-shape rim; concave bottom. Top part of attached handle is open to interior. Mended at upper neck and handle.
H. 2" (5.2 cm).
For a related glass see: S.Fukai. Persian glass. N.Y. and Tokyo, 1977, pg. 63.
$ 350
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450
Glass beaker
IV century
Rhineland
Light yellowish- green, transparent, bubbly ware. Broad form, sides widening upward, rounded below. Center of base pushed in. Rim cut and polished. Double row of wheel-cut joined pentagons containing oval facets; double row wheel-cut horizontal lines below. Mended from original pieces, several fragments missing.
H 3.9"(9.9 cm), D. rim 3.8"(9.6 cm).
Parallels: Hayes J. W. Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, 1975, cat. 643(for related types); for the same patterns see: Harden D. B. Glass of the Caesars. Olivetti, Milan, 1987, cat. 114.
$ 2000
1461MG
Byzantine glass beaker / lamp
VII - VIII century
Light bluish green, transparent, bubbly ware. Body with waist, slightly concave bottom; tubular lip. Iridescence. Some stable cracks, but still intact. Height 9 cm, diameter 6.4 cm
For published similar beaker / lamp see:
- Sylvia Fünfschilling, Ergün Lafli. Hadrianopolis II: Glasfunde des 6. und 7. Jahrhunderts aus Hadrianupolis, Paphlagonien/TR, abb. 8.
$ 275
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331
Frankish glass beaker
First quarter of V century
Thick, light olive green ware. Body narrowing downwards, with short bulging rim, ground flat on top and small flat bottom. Broad, wheel-cut groove around upper part of body, with a row of six knobs in dark blue below. Some iridescence and dark crust. Mended from original pieces.
H. 2.75"(6.8cm), D. rim 2.6"(6.4 cm).
Parallels: Die Franken. Philipp von Zabern, 1996, vol. II, page 839; Kunina N. Ancient Glass in the Hermitage Collection. ARS Publishers, LTD, St. Petersburg, 1997, cat. 422;
Matheson S. B. Ancient Glass in the Yale University Art Gallery. Yale University Art Gallery, 1980, cat. # 259.
$ 650
522
Frankish glass beaker
First quarter of V century
Light olive-green ware. Body narrowing downwards, with short bulging rim, ground flat on top and small flat bottom. Broad wheel-cut groove around upper part of body, with a row of five knobs in dark blue below. Some iridescence. Mended from original pieces.
H. 2.75"(6.8cm), D. rim 2.5"(6.4 cm).
Parallels: Die Franken. Philipp von Zabern, 1996, vol. II, page 839; Kunina N. Ancient Glass in the Hermitage Collection. ARS Publishers, LTD, St. Petersburg, 1997, cat. 422; Matheson S. B. Ancient Glass in the Yale University Art Gallery. Yale University Art Gallery, 1980, cat. # 259.
$ 650
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