Glass beaker with victorious charioteer, 4th century
Glass beaker with victorious charioteer, Late Imperial, 4th century , Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; blown and cut, H. 4 1/4 in. ( cm), Glass, Colorless with olive green tinge., Vertical, uneven rim; body tapering downwards with slight convex curving side; rounded bottom., Below rim, a pair of conjoining horizontal wheel-cut grooves; another pair of grooves near top of body framing a wheel-abraded Greek inscription; below this, a wide band decorated with a quadriga racing to left towards two figures holding victory palms; behind the chariot is a building with three spires or gabled turrets and another palm; below the ground line, a band of wheel-abraded close-set diagonal lines and around the bottom another band of widely-spaced diagonal lines
Size: 4502px × 4502px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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