Bidspirit auction | SASSANIAN AMBER CUT GLASS BEAKER

SASSANIAN AMBER CUT GLASS BEAKER - Ca. AD 500 - 700. An amber glass beaker with a cylindrical body tapering slightly to the base, set on a thick disc-shaped foot. The exterior is decorated with alternating rows of large wheel-cut oval facets. The rim is plain and slightly everted. For similar see: Miho Museum Inv. H-16.7 D-10 Size: 130mm x 75mm; Weight: 184g Provenance: Private London, acquired on the German art market; From the Erika Krautkr?mer Collection; Ex Galerie Puhze, catalogue 24, 2010, no. 189; Previously in the Felix Lauwers Collection, Belgium, acquired before 1980 TProvenance: Private London collection; Previous property of a North American Gentleman, London, 1990-2010.. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.