ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS PATELLA CUP. Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A mosaic glass patella cup with a rounded body and a broad, flattened rim that extends outward. The upper section curves gently, forming a shallow profile that transitions into a slightly keeled contour. The surface is decorated with an arrangement of green, yellow and red patterns from polygonal sections of a cane in purple ground outlined in white. The cup sits on an outsplayed ring foot. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1972.118.178; The British Museum Museum number 1981,0727.1. A similar example hammered for GBP 8,125 at Christie's, Live Auction 15501, Antiquities, 3 July 2018, Lot 102. Size: 95mm x 40mm; Weight: 70g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.