STUNNING ROMAN GLASS CUP WITH GLADIATORS AND ANIMALS. Ca. AD 100 - 200 A pale green glass cup on a low ring foot, with slightly flaring sides culminating in a rounded rim. The exterior is enamel-painted with an arena scene of gladiators in short belted tunics running and gesturing beside a charging bull and a leaping bear. The frieze is set below a border of alternating red and yellow roundels. Size: 100mm x 70mm; Weight: 195g. 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. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 22.2.36, 22.2.37. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.