Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A circular glass ingot with planar faces and rounded peripheries. The ingot is solid and contains glass of primarily green and blue hues. One side displays a petite indentation, and the other exhibits the end of a glass trail which was fused to the body upon creation. Raw glass ingots were essential in creating the exquisite glass works known throughout the Roman Empire. Finer sand made for higher-quality glass, with some of the best glass originating in what is now Cologne, Germany. This ingot is covered in fiery layers of rainbow-hued iridescence which nicely complement the dark hues of the glass. Size: 3.875" L x 3.625" W (9.8 cm x 9.2 cm)

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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Minor abrasions and pitting to faces and peripheries, otherwise intact and very good. Great rainbow iridescence throughout.