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LOT 1045

Late Roman Glass Bowl

3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.

6 1/4 in. (118 grams, 16 cm wide).

With a narrow basal ring and a curved sidewall, a rolled rim.

Provenance

From a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 603, for a similar type.

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LOT 1045

Late Roman Glass Bowl

Sold for (Inc. bp): £416

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