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LOT 0753
Late Roman Glass Ribbed Dish
EASTERN EMPIRE, 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (174 grams, 89 mm).
Iridescent glass bowl with thick sidewall, vertical ribbing extending to the base, rolled rim.
ProvenanceFormerly in North American collection, 1990s.
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in The Corning Museum Of Glass, Volume One, New York, 1997, pp.261-265, for type.
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LOT 0753
Late Roman Glass Ribbed Dish
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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