CAST AND LATHE-CUT VESSELS OF THE HELLENISTIC AGE 330-30 B.C.

The objects below belong to a rare group of vessels made by casting in multipart molds by various methods, then meticulously ground and polished using lathes, abrasives, and hand tools. Some are decorated with lathe cut bands of grooves and ridges.

The Toledo Museum of Art

Unknown collection

The Windmill Collection of Roman Glass

Nico F. Bijnsdorp collection

The Toledo Museum of Art

Sotheby’s London July 7, 1994, #46

The Metropolitan museum of Art

Unknown collection

British Museum

David Giles collection

Sotheby’s London November 24, 1997, #8

Sotheby’s London July 7, 1994, #49

Corning Museum of Glass

Unknown collection

Nico F. Bijnsdorp collection

Nico F. Bijnsdorp collection

Sotheby’s London July 7, 1994, #48

The Metropolitan museum of Art

Christie’s New York June 3, 1999 #118

Sotheby’s London July 7, 1994, #47