Roman glass beaker, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Gemstones creating a balanced and visually

creating a balanced and visually powerful composition

preserving more of its natural

Previously in a private Japanese collection

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depicting the head of Pan with a glaring expression

Roman glass beaker, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Gemstones creating a balanced and visuallyBlown from blue green glass, the wide cylindrical beaker tapers up to a round mouth and straight rim. Roman glass production developed from Hellenistic technical traditions, initially concentrating on intensely colored cast glass vessels. However, during the 1st century CE the glass industry underwent rapid technical growth that saw the introduction of glass blowing and the dominance of colorless or 'aqua' glasses. Production of raw glass was