Late 2nd-early 1st century BC. A clear glass skyphos with straight sides which narrow slightly towards the rim, splayed circular foot and integral ring handles formed between projecting plates, the upper with a forked terminal, the lower rounded; this vessel was produced using casting techniques, it was then lathe-cut and polished. Cf. The Hermitage Collection, Ancient Glass in the Hermitage Collection, 1997, no.37; cf. The British Museum, Masterpieces of Glass, 1968, no.37; cf. Christie's, New York, 6th December 2007, lot 92, for a similar example which sold for 97,000 USD; The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 17.194.888, for a similar example; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10427-168745.221 grams (2.3 kg total including box), 17.2cm (box: 27.5 x 18.5) (6 3/4 (10 3/4 x 7 1/4)"). Property of a London businessman; formerly with Maxim Schick and in the EU since 2010; previously in a private Israeli collection; accompanied by an old museum-quality photograph and a copy of the 2010 Israeli export licence; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10427-168745. The skyphos was the most valuable vessel in the Greek and early Roman eras, attested by their representation on the first Jewish coins, the silver shekels minted during the First Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire in 68 AD. A limited number of these vessels can be found in museums world-wide. Although a number of fragmentary or restored examples can be found on the art market, complete examples such as the one offered here are comparatively rare. They were manufactured in the late Hellenistic period in Anatolia, or in the workshops of the Greek Bosporus kingdom. [A video of this lot is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]