Ancient Roman & Byzantine Glass Photos

Original images of ancient Roman empire and early Christian glass objects dating from 100 BCE to 6thC CE in museums. These photos are posted for educational purposes only.

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Collection of Roman glass at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.Glass Greek perfume flask , Roman bottle, & Roman lidded box at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Roman ribbed glass bowls in various shades at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Roman blue-gray ribbed glass bowl at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.
Collection of Roman glass (6thC BCE - 4th C CE) at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.Glass Greek perfume flask (400s BCE), Roman bottle(100s), & Roman lidded box (1stC) at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Roman ribbed glass bowls (1stC) in various shades at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Roman blue-gray ribbed glass bowl (80-90 CE) at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.
Roman glass ribbed bowl found in Munningen at Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. Munich, Germany.Roman ribbed glass bowl at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Roman-style ribbed glass bowl at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.Glass bowl with ridges from Eastern Mediterranean or Italy at Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Roman glass ribbed bowl (late 1stC CE) found in Munningen at Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. Munich, Germany.Roman ribbed glass bowl (1stC BCE - 1stC CE) at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Roman-style ribbed glass bowl (1stC BCE - 1stC CE) at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.Glass bowl with ridges (1stC BCE - 1stC) from Eastern Mediterranean or Italy at Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Shallow blue glass Greek or Roman bowl from Syria or Palestine at University of Missouri Museum of Art & Archaeology. Columbia, MO.Roman green glass bowl found in Oberstimm fort at Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. Munich, Germany.Funerary glass taken from burial place found in Hellange Luxembourg at National Museum of History & Art. Luxembourg, Luxembourg.Hellenistic or Roman glass bowls with mosaic patterns at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Shallow blue glass Greek or Roman bowl (c40 BCE - 50 CE) from Syria or Palestine at University of Missouri Museum of Art & Archaeology. Columbia, MO.Roman green glass bowl found in Oberstimm fort at Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. Munich, Germany.Funerary glass (40-50 CE) taken from burial place found in Hellange Luxembourg at National Museum of History & Art. Luxembourg, Luxembourg.Hellenistic or Roman glass bowls with mosaic patterns (2nd - mid 1stC BCE) at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Roman blue glass ribbed bowl with white marbling at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Blue & white Imperial Roman glass bowl at Papal Palace. Avignon, France.Roman brown glass ribbed bowl with white marbling at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Greek or Roman glass ribbed bowls with white trails at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.
Roman blue glass ribbed bowl with white marbling (100-1 BCE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Blue & white Imperial Roman glass bowl (1stC) at Papal Palace. Avignon, France.Roman brown glass ribbed bowl with white marbling (100 BCE - 100 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Greek or Roman glass ribbed bowls with white trails (Rippenshale) (50-1 BCE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.
Roman glass bowl with ribs at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman glass bowl & bowl with ribs at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Greek glass patella cups made of glass rods at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Greek or Roman opaque glass patella cups at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.
Roman glass bowl with ribs (50-75 CE) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman glass bowl (mid-late 1stC) & bowl with ribs (late 1stC BCE - 1stC CE) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Greek glass patella cups made of glass rods (100 BCE - 100 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Greek or Roman opaque glass patella cups (25 BCE - 25 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.
Roman glass at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Collection of Roman glass at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Ptolemaic & Roman glass objects from Egypt at Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. San Jose, CA.Roman glasswork from various locations & including cremation urns, tableware & toiletry vials at National Museum of History & Art. Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Roman glass (1stC BCE - 2ndC CE) at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Collection of Roman glass (c1stC) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Ptolemaic & Roman glass objects from Egypt at Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. San Jose, CA.Roman glasswork (1st-3rdC) from various locations & including cremation urns, tableware & toiletry vials at National Museum of History & Art. Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Collection of Roman glass vials at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Small Roman glass flasks for cosmetics & fragrant oils at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Syrian Roman glassware from Sidon at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.Painted Roman glass fragments with horses & fish at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Collection of Roman glass vials (1st-2ndC CE) at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Small Roman glass flasks (1st & early 2ndC) for cosmetics & fragrant oils at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Syrian Roman glassware from Sidon (1st-3rdC) at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.Painted Roman glass fragments with horses & fish (c25-75) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Glass Roman mosaic bowls at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman ribbed glass bowl at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Roman glass amphora at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Roman splashware glass storage jar at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.
Glass Roman mosaic bowls (1stC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman ribbed glass bowl (1stC) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Roman glass amphora (c1stC) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Roman splashware glass storage jar (Amphora) (1-25 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.
Roman glass flasks made in Italy found in Kempten at Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. Munich, Germany.Roman glass flasks at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman mold-blown glass cups & beakers with designs at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman mold-blown glass cups & beakers at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.
Roman glass flasks made in Italy (1stC CE) found in Kempten at Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. Munich, Germany.Roman glass flasks (1-100 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman mold-blown glass cups & beakers with designs (1-75 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman mold-blown glass cups & beakers (1-100 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.
Roman mold-blown glass double-headed Janus cup at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Mold blown glass goblet in form of smiling African prob. from Sidon in Phoenicia at Petit Palace Museum. Paris, France.Roman era mold-blown glass African head vase found in London at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman era glass flagon found in Cambridgeshire at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Roman mold-blown glass double-headed Janus cup (1-100 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Mold blown glass goblet in form of smiling African (1stC CE) prob. from Sidon in Phoenicia at Petit Palace Museum. Paris, France.Roman era mold-blown glass African head vase (1stC CE) found in London at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman era glass flagon (1stC CE) found in Cambridgeshire at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Roman era glass flagon plus cut-glass beaker found in Cambridgeshire at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman blown glass drinking horn terminating in deer's head made in Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman glass wine cup at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Glass Skyphos drinking cup from Canosa, southern Italy at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Roman era glass flagon plus cut-glass beaker (1stC CE) found in Cambridgeshire at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman blown glass drinking horn (rhyton) terminating in deer's head (50-125 CE) made in Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman glass wine cup (Skyphos) (1-100 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Glass Skyphos drinking cup (c200 BCE) from Canosa, southern Italy at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Early Roman cast glass cup with two handles & pitcher at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman glass vase with long neck & handles from Lyon at Gallo Roman Museum. Lyon, France.Collection of Roman glass bottles at Gallo Roman Museum. Lyon, France.Collection of Roman glass bottles & bronze balance at Musée de la Romanité. Nimes, France.
Early Roman cast glass cup with two handles (2nd half 1stC CE) & pitcher (1stC CE) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman glass vase with long neck & handles (1stC) from Lyon at Gallo Roman Museum. Lyon, France.Collection of Roman glass bottles (1st-4thC) at Gallo Roman Museum. Lyon, France.Collection of Roman glass bottles & bronze balance (c1st-2ndC) at Musée de la Romanité. Nimes, France.
Roman glass ointment bottles at Musée de la Romanité. Nimes, France.Collection of Roman glass objects from daily life at Musée de la Romanité. Nimes, France.Glass funerary urn from Italy at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Roman glass burial urn found near Augsburg at Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. Munich, Germany.
Roman glass ointment bottles (1stC CE) at Musée de la Romanité. Nimes, France.Collection of Roman glass objects from daily life (c1st-2ndC) at Musée de la Romanité. Nimes, France.Glass funerary urn from Italy (50-100 CE) at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Roman glass burial urn found near Augsburg at Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. Munich, Germany.
Roman glass amphora found in Lauingen at Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. Munich, Germany.Roman glass funerary urn at Musée de la Romanité. Nimes, France.Collection of Roman era glass found in Britain but probably mostly imported at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman era pillar-molded blue glass bowl imported to Britain prob. from Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Roman glass amphora (c200 CE) found in Lauingen at Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. Munich, Germany.Roman glass funerary urn (c1st-2ndC) at Musée de la Romanité. Nimes, France.Collection of Roman era glass (1stC-2ndC CE) found in Britain but probably mostly imported at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman era pillar-molded blue glass bowl (1stC CE) imported to Britain prob. from Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Roman era glass found in England at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Collection of Roman-era glass at Arles Antiquities Museum. Arles, France.Free-blown glass flasks from Eastern Mediterranean at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA.Roman blown glass storage jar & sprinkler flasks with spiral ribbing at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.
Roman era glass (1stC-2ndC CE) found in England at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Collection of Roman-era glass at Arles Antiquities Museum. Arles, France.Free-blown glass flasks (1st-4thC) from Eastern Mediterranean at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA.Roman blown glass storage jar & sprinkler flasks with spiral ribbing (200-400 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.
Roman snake-thread decoration on goblet & dropper flask at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman blown glass snake-thread flask at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Blown yellow-glass flask from Asia Minor at University of Missouri Museum of Art & Archaeology. Columbia, MO.Blown glass pitcher probably Roman empire at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Roman snake-thread decoration on goblet & dropper flask (2nd-3rd C) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman blown glass snake-thread flask (200-300 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Blown yellow-glass flask (2ndC CE) from Asia Minor at University of Missouri Museum of Art & Archaeology. Columbia, MO.Blown glass pitcher (mid 1stC - early 2ndC) probably Roman empire at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Roman glass handled jug at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Roman blown glass blue pitcher with looped handle at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman glass flasks & small pot at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.Free-blown glass jug from Eastern Mediterranean at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Roman glass handled jug (3rd-4thC) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Roman blown glass blue pitcher with looped handle (200-300 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman glass flasks & small pot at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.Free-blown glass jug (4-5thC) from Eastern Mediterranean at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Roman glass beakers in Yale Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Glass cube & bottle at Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Collection of Roman glass at University of Missouri Museum of Art & Archaeology. Columbia, MO.Collection of Roman glass at Papal Palace. Avignon, France.
Roman glass beakers in Yale Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Glass cube & bottle (1st -2ndC) at Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Collection of Roman glass (1st-4thC) at University of Missouri Museum of Art & Archaeology. Columbia, MO.Collection of Roman glass (1st-2ndC) at Papal Palace. Avignon, France.
Collection of Roman glass at Gallo Roman Museum. Lyon, France.Roman funerary glass goblet ornamented with brown & dark green glass threads at National Museum of History & Art. Luxembourg, Luxembourg.Collection of ancient glass vessels at Honolulu Academy of Arts. Honolulu, HI.Display of Roman era glass at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Collection of Roman glass (1st-4thC) at Gallo Roman Museum. Lyon, France.Roman funerary glass goblet (4thC) ornamented with brown & dark green glass threads at National Museum of History & Art. Luxembourg, Luxembourg.Collection of ancient glass vessels at Honolulu Academy of Arts. Honolulu, HI.Display of Roman era glass at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Roman gold & glass funerary crown diadem at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman gold & glass necklace & pendant at Dumbarton Oaks Museum. Washington, DC.Roman cameo glass Portland Vase where excess outer white layer was carved away leaving a white image over blue base made in Rome at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Detail of Roman cameo glass Portland Vase which Wedgwood used as a model for its famous ceramic vase at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Roman gold & glass funerary crown diadem (50-25 BCE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman gold & glass necklace & pendant (2nd-3rd C) at Dumbarton Oaks Museum. Washington, DC.Roman cameo glass Portland Vase where excess outer white layer was carved away leaving a white image over blue base (c15 BCE-25 CE) made in Rome at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Detail of Roman cameo glass Portland Vase (c15 BCE-25 CE) which Wedgwood used as a model for its famous ceramic vase at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Roman cameo glass disc of head of young man prob. made in Rome at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman cameo glass vase found in House of Faun in Pompeii, Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman cameo glass winecup with scenes of Bacchus & Ariadne at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman cameo glass J. Pierpont Morgan cup at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Roman cameo glass disc of head of young man (c15 BCE-25 CE) prob. made in Rome at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman cameo glass vase (aka Auldjo jug) (c25-50 CE) found in House of Faun in Pompeii, Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman cameo glass winecup (skyphos) with scenes of Bacchus & Ariadne (25 BCE - 25 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman cameo glass J. Pierpont Morgan cup (early 1stC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Roman glass pitcher with Bacchant appliqué at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman cast glass plaque with satyr carrying body of lion at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman glass cameo portrait of Emperor Augustus at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Cameo glass of Satyr handing grapes to infant Bacchus from Italy at Petit Palace Museum. Paris, France.
Roman glass pitcher with Bacchant appliqué (50-75) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman cast glass plaque with satyr carrying body of lion (1stC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman glass cameo portrait of Emperor Augustus (early 1stC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Cameo glass of Satyr handing grapes to infant Bacchus (early 1stC CE) from Italy at Petit Palace Museum. Paris, France.
Roman glass vessels at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Form-blown glass perfume flasks from Eastern Mediterranean at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.Free-blown cobalt blue glass vessels from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Free-blown glass vessels from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.
Roman glass vessels (1stC) at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Form-blown glass perfume flasks (1stC CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.Free-blown cobalt blue glass vessels (1st-2ndC CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Free-blown glass vessels (late 1st-2ndC CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.
Ancient iridescent blown glass vase from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Ancient iridescent blown glass vessel from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Mold-blown glass jug from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Roman glass bottles & flasks at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.
Ancient iridescent blown glass vase from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Ancient iridescent blown glass vessel from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Mold-blown glass jug (c2nd-3rd C CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Roman glass bottles & flasks (300 BCE-399 CE) at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.
Mold-blown glass toilet vessels from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Mold-blown glass bottles from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Lyndon B. Johnson Library gift to LBJ of 3 mold-blown glass perfume bottles from Israel. Austin, TX.Roman mold-blown glass head-shaped flask at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.
Mold-blown glass toilet vessels (2nd-4th C CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Mold-blown glass bottles (mid-late 1stC CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Lyndon B. Johnson Library gift to LBJ of 3 mold-blown glass perfume bottles (1st-2ndC CE) from Israel. Austin, TX.Roman mold-blown glass head-shaped flask (300-500 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.
Roman mold-blown glass head-shaped flask at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman glass double head flasks at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman glass grotesque head flasks found in Germany & France at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman mold-blown glass cup & bottle with faces at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Roman mold-blown glass head-shaped flask (300-500 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman glass double head flasks (2nd-3rd C) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman glass grotesque head flasks found in Germany & France (3rd-4thC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman mold-blown glass cup & bottle with faces (2ndC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Roman mold-blown Victory Beaker & cup with Gladiators found in France at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman mold-blown glass grape-cluster flask at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Early Roman Empire glass fish-shaped cover at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.glass sculpture in shape of mouse prob. from Syria at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.
Roman mold-blown Victory Beaker & cup with Gladiators found in France (1stC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman mold-blown glass grape-cluster flask (100-200 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Early Roman Empire glass fish-shaped cover (1stC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.glass sculpture in shape of mouse (c2nd-3rd C CE) prob. from Syria at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.
Roman blown glass fish-shaped flask at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman empire blown-glass fish-shaped vessel at Chrysler Museum of Art. Norfolk, VA.Blown glass Roman fish at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Blown glass Roman crocodile at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Roman blown glass fish-shaped flask (200-300 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman empire blown-glass fish-shaped vessel (3rd C) at Chrysler Museum of Art. Norfolk, VA.Blown glass Roman fish (3rd C) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Blown glass Roman crocodile (c3rd C) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Roman glass mice & crocodile statues with applied decoration at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Blown glass Roman flask shaped as helmet at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman glass jar at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Roman empire bowls at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Roman glass mice & crocodile statues with applied decoration (3rd-4thC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Blown glass Roman flask shaped as helmet (3rd C) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman glass jar (300s-400s CE) at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Roman empire bowls (3rd-4thC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Roman glass beakers with imitation stone inclusions at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Roman Egypt blown glass jar at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Ancient Roman Vasa Diatreta or cage cup with Greek inscription on rim & outer tracery in colored relief at Roman Germanic Museum. Köln, Germany.Roman glass cage cup from Cologne, Germany at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.
Roman glass beakers with imitation stone inclusions (4thC) at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Roman Egypt blown glass jar (4thC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Ancient Roman Vasa Diatreta or cage cup (4C) with Greek inscription on rim & outer tracery in colored relief at Roman Germanic Museum. Köln, Germany.Roman glass cage cup (4th C CE) from Cologne, Germany at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.
Roman cage glass beaker at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Double unguent glass bottles from Palestine at Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Roman glass double tubes with applied decoration at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman Empire glass perfume flasks & jugs from coast of Syria or Palestine at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.
Roman cage glass beaker (1st half of 4thC) at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Double unguent glass bottles (4thC) from Palestine at Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Roman glass double tubes with applied decoration (4th-6thC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman Empire glass perfume flasks & jugs (4th-6thC) from coast of Syria or Palestine at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.
Glass cosmetic tube from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Byzantine glass four-part eye-makeup container at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Glass beaker with strands from Egypt or Syria at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany.Blown glass jar with basket handle from Syria or Palestine at Toledo Glass Pavilion. Toledo, OH.
Glass cosmetic tube (4-5th C CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Byzantine glass four-part eye-makeup container (400-600 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Glass beaker with strands (5th-7thC) from Egypt or Syria at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany.Blown glass jar with basket handle from Syria or Palestine (4th-5thC) at Toledo Glass Pavilion. Toledo, OH.
Roman glass jug & amphora with marvered white trails prob. made in Rhineland, Germany at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Blown glass amphoriskos from Mediterranean Roman Empire at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Roman glass flask at University of Missouri Museum of Art & Archaeology. Columbia, MO.Roman glass flagon or amphora with applied decoration at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Roman glass jug & amphora with marvered (smoothed) white trails (4thC CE) prob. made in Rhineland, Germany at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Blown glass amphoriskos (perfume jar) (4thC CE) from Mediterranean Roman Empire at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Montreal, QC.Roman glass flask (4thC) at University of Missouri Museum of Art & Archaeology. Columbia, MO.Roman glass flagon or amphora with applied decoration (4th-5thC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Roman glass pitchers with applied decoration found in Trier at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Roman glass vessels with various forms of decoration found in Trier at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Roman glass chalice with four handles found in Trier at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Roman cut glass chalice found in Trier at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.
Roman glass pitchers with applied decoration (4thC) found in Trier at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Roman glass vessels with various forms of decoration (4thC) found in Trier at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Roman glass chalice with four handles (4thC) found in Trier at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Roman cut glass chalice (4thC) found in Trier at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.
Glass bottle engraved with charioteer at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Roman-era blown-glass plate at Arles Antiquities Museum. Arles, France.Roman cut glass dish at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman glass bowl with figure & Greek inscription at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Glass bottle engraved with charioteer (4thC) at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Roman-era blown-glass plate (end 1stC-2ndC) at Arles Antiquities Museum. Arles, France.Roman cut glass dish (3rd C) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman glass bowl with figure & Greek inscription (3rd-4thC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Glass shallow dish engraved with peacock from Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt or Palestine at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Glass bowl engraved with old testament biblical scenes from Homblière, France at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Roman glass gilded medallions with portrait & shepherd scene at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Glass with gold applied portraits of Saints Peter & Paul at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Glass shallow dish engraved with peacock (3rd-4th C CE) from Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt or Palestine at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Glass bowl engraved with old testament biblical scenes (4thC) from Homblière, France at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Roman glass gilded medallions with portrait (3rd C) & shepherd scene (4thC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Glass with gold applied portraits of Saints Peter & Paul (4thC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Gilded Roman glass with fish & people at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Gold image of married couple on glass base of cup at Petit Palace Museum. Paris, France.Roman or Byzantine glass bowl base with marriage scene at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Gilded glass bowl bottom with scene of Jonah thrown to a marine monster from Italy at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Gilded Roman glass with fish & people (4thC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Gold image of married couple on glass base of cup (2nd half of 4thC) at Petit Palace Museum. Paris, France.Roman or Byzantine (possibly Christian) glass bowl base with marriage scene (300-500) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Gilded glass bowl bottom with scene of Jonah thrown to a marine monster (4thC) from Italy at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Late Roman gold artwork on glass disks at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Roman glass disk with gold image of wedding couple from Rome at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman glass disk with gold image of Christ with saints from Rome at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman glass disks with gold images of gladiator & beardless man from Rome at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Late Roman gold artwork on glass disks (4thC) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Roman glass disk with gold image of wedding couple (4thC CE) from Rome at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman glass disk with gold image of Christ with saints (4thC CE) from Rome at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman glass disks with gold images of gladiator & beardless man (4thC CE) from Rome at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
German glass cantharus drinking vessel at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Glass container found in a necropolis in Dreiborn Luxembourg at National Museum of History & Art. Luxembourg, Luxembourg.Glass Drinking Horn at New Aachen City Museum. Aachen, Germany.Glass Elbe Germanic / Thuringian bowl at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany.
German glass cantharus drinking vessel (3rd C-4thC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Glass container found in a necropolis in Dreiborn Luxembourg at National Museum of History & Art. Luxembourg, Luxembourg.Glass Drinking Horn (4thC) at New Aachen City Museum. Aachen, Germany.Glass Elbe Germanic / Thuringian bowl (5thC-mid 6thC) at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Roman carved glass cup in metal mounts depicts story of King Lycurgus at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman blown glass beaker with rows of lion masks made in Gaul from Rheims, France at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman glass bottle from Egypt at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Finely made glass vessels found in tombs at Steinfort Luxembourg at National Museum of History & Art. Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Roman carved glass cup (4thC) in metal mounts (18th or 19th C) depicts story of King Lycurgus (aka Lycurgus Cup) at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman blown glass beaker with rows of lion masks (4thC CE) made in Gaul from Rheims, France at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Roman glass bottle (4thC CE) from Egypt at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Finely made glass vessels (2nd half of 4th & 5thC) found in tombs at Steinfort Luxembourg at National Museum of History & Art. Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Glass Roman jar at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Byzantine glass pilgrim bottle prob. from Jerusalem at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Glass bottles of Sasanians, Byzantines or early Islamic culture from Western Asia at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Collection of Roman era glass at Altes Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Glass Roman jar (5th C or later) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Byzantine glass pilgrim bottle (6-7th C CE) prob. from Jerusalem at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Glass bottles of Sasanians, Byzantines or early Islamic culture from Western Asia (6th-8thC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Collection of Roman era glass (1st-6thC) at Altes Museum. Berlin, Germany.
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