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LOT 0156
Roman Amber Glass Eye-Shaped Dish
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/4 in. (194 grams, 21 cm wide).
An amber-coloured shallow elliptical dish; stepped elliptical foot to base; iridescent surfaces.
Provenance
Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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LOT 0156
Roman Amber Glass Eye-Shaped Dish
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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