Ancient Roman Glass Hoop Pendant

£ 150.00

A fine ancient Roman glass hoop set within a modern sterling silver mount. The glass was originally part of a vessel, likely a flask or bottle. The piece was the rim of the vessel blown from translucent pale blue glass. The silver frame encase the glass and a loop has been added to the top for suspension.

The chain is for reference only, however, we do have chains available upon enquiry.

Date: Circa 1st-3rd century AD
Condition: Very fine condition. Minor scratching to the surface and soil encrustation in places.

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As the Roman Empire progressed and expanded, glass production evolved dramatically, becoming one of the Empire’s leading commercial industries. The vitriarii, glassmakers, had been introduced to the glassblowing method which was used to expand their repertoire of shapes and designs significantly. As a consequence, Roman glass was then used as a great trading commodity across the whole of the known world. Glassblowing allowed different shapes and designs to be forged, the walls were able to become thinner creating a more translucent appearance. Different coloured glass was created by adding different metals during the process. The addition of copper created a blue and green colouring, much like this cup, which has also been produced with the typical thinner walls customary of glass blown vessels, allowing for a beautiful transparency.

To find out more about Roman glass please see our relevant blog posts: Ancient Glass and Collecting Roman Glass 

Weight 10.6 g
Dimensions W 3.5 x H 4.5 cm
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