ID 832762
Lot 20 | Großer Glasbecher, spätsasanidisch, 5. - 7. Jhdt.
Estimate value
€ 9 000
Sasanidisches Glas wurde bis in den Fernen Osten exportiert. Eine eng verwandte Schale in Tokio kann in die Zeit vor 535 datiert werden, das Todesjahr des Kaisers Ankan, in dessen Grab sie gefunden wurde.
Provenienz: Aus Schweizer Privatsammlung.
Huge facetted glass beaker of deep hemispherical form. Translucent, light beige glass. Cut with stepped bands of roundels forming a honeycomb lattice. No chips. Intact. Diameter 11.5 cm. Height 9 cm. Extraordinarily well preserved.
Sasanian glass was exported all the way to the Far East. A closely related bowl in Tokyo can be dated to pre-535, the year of the death of the Emperor Ankan, in whose tomb it was found.
Provenance: From a Swiss private collection.
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