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LOT 0818
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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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 0818
Late Roman Glass Ribbed Dish
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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