Home Gallery Contact Events & Projects Projects: 2019 On Film & TV Archive & Links |
Gallery Of Glass For Sale - Roman and Other Ancient Glass - Mould-blown Beakers
Ordering, Postage, Payment, Import Duty & Safety Introduction to Circus Beakers Beakers From Our Wood-fired Furnace
The main frieze depicts three racing quadrigae (four-horse chariots) and a standing fourth with Olympus holding the winner's palm and wreath. The names on the upper frieze are:
PYRAME (Pyramus)
EVTYCE (Eutychus - 'The Lucky One’)
IERAX (Hierax - 'The Falcon')
OLYMPE (Olympus), the winner
This beaker is based on the virtually complete amber vessel from Couvin in Belgium, now in the Musée Archéologique de Namur. The main and upper friezes are exactly the same as that of our 047a beaker, but the lower frieze depicting a hunt scene is absent.
Height: 6.5cm Diameter at rim: 8.3cm Capacity: 200ml
Home Gallery Contact Events & Projects Projects: 2019 Onwards Film & TV Archive & Links