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$201.00 USD
Price
2905
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ANCIENT ROMAN GLASS 35.60 CARATS OP 1005

SKU
Dimensions (mm)
54.000 x 11.000 x 10.000mm
Weight (cts)
35.600
Colours

Ancient Roman Glass  handle to vase

size 54 x 11 x 10 mm

Glass vessels were invented around 50 BC from core forming, casting, and cutting.

In 63 BC the Romans conquered  Syro-Palestine area and bought glass making to Rome.

The sands used to manufacture ancient glass contained manganese and iron ore  impurities which over centuries gives unique colours.

The sands also contained sulphurs and glass blowers added minerals to colour enhance these glass vessels.

They added red by mixing copper, and lead

Gandhara is an ancient province invaded by rome in 326 BC,today this area is know as the Kyber pass and has good selection of roman glass but most are broken and rare pieces intact sell for thousands of dollars.

 

This pieces of glass was hand picked from large container and has striking colour patterns.

The platina,similar to white potch can be taken off with paper sticky tape to expose full colours.

The glass came from the kyber pass area of ancient towns ,Heart,mazar-e-sharip,Farah,kandahad.

This was a supply route around 200-300 bc

Glass sourced from supplier ancient coins from our sister site

ww.coins-auctioned.com

opal lovers can appreciate the rare colours of this glass which was hand picked from container for its colour and brightness and has been lying in earth for thes ecenturies and idea to make creative jewelelry

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  • youngergirl44
    youngergirl44
    Positive

    Quick shipping with FedEx to the US. The artifact is exactly as described. So cool to own a bit of history like this!

  • youngergirl44
    youngergirl44
    Positive

    Quick shipping with FedEx to the US. The stone has the polarization expected with real Iceland spar. I'm very happy with this purchase!

  • youngergirl44
    youngergirl44
    Positive

    Quick shipping with FedEx to the US. It was well packaged. The one I received did have a small crack and chip in the lip, but stuff like that is expected with a natural material like this. I'm happy with my purchase.

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Overview

Listing Type : Standard
Product ID : 959076
Starts : 27th October 2024 09:20 pm PDT
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