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LOT 0148
Large Roman Green Mosaic Glass Fragment
LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (193 grams, 15.5 cm (454 grams total including stand)).
Large fragment of green glass with white swirls and petals, accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceBearing an old collection number '240' on the reverse.
Dr Jutaro Kawabe, Nagoya, Japan, assembled during the 1960s-1980s.
with Hoshigaoka Gallery until the late 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13410-258950.
Cf. Goldstein, S.M., Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, 1979, p.185, items 463,468,469,491 for type of glass green mosaic.
FootnotesThe decoration is well documented in the Eastern Roman Empire, especially the Syro-Palestinian coast. The most frequently occurring colours in these glass mosaics are opaque red, but green and blue tints are not uncommon.
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LOT 0148
Large Roman Green Mosaic Glass Fragment
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,000 (EUR 1,160; USD 1,350) +BP*
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Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
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