SUPERB ROMAN AUBERGINE GLASS GOBLET. Ca. 1st century AD. A large goblet cast and pressed in transparent aubergine glass. Its shape is simple and elegant with a flat bottom and straight, thick walls. The body flares slightly at the rim, the angular lip was carved. Several lines of varying thickness are incised on the middle of the body and under the lip. Bibliography: Matheson S.B., Ancient Glass in the Yale University Art Gallery, Yale, 1980, n. 116-117, pp. 42-43; Vitrum, Il vetro tra arte e scienza nel mondo romano, Florence, 2004, p. 239, n. 2.38; p. 314, n. 4.24. Size: 100mm x 85mm; Weight: 200g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Phoenix Ancient Art 2007, Lot 26. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.