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LOT 0912
Roman Amber-Coloured Glass Footed Bowl with decorated Applied Rim
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (145 grams, 16 cm).
Bell-shaped body with a wide everted rim and applied basal ring.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Dr Gerhard Muller-Afers, Speyer; thence by family descent.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 92.
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LOT 0912
Roman Amber-Coloured Glass Footed Bowl with decorated Applied Rim
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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